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Moose Park Township vs Summit Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Summit Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+33.8 pts in Summit Township).

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Moose Park Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 108 people

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Moose Park TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors17.6% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Moose Park Township →

Summit TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors26.5% conserved land8.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Summit Township →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill2.2×

Tax bills are bigger in Summit Township

Summit Township $2,025Moose Park Township $940

Bachelor’s degree++33.8 pts

More adults in Summit Township have a degree

Summit Township 35.3%Moose Park Township 1.5%

Summit Township has more miles of trail

Summit Township 8.3 miMoose Park Township 2.8 mi

Jobs per worker2.8×

Summit Township is more of a job hub

Summit Township 0.51Moose Park Township 0.18

Summit Township has the more walkable street grid

Summit Township 0.4Moose Park Township 0.2

Conserved land+8.9 pts

Summit Township has more conserved land

Summit Township 26.5%Moose Park Township 17.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Summit Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Moose Park Township$710/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

Summit Township$1,300/mo

Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Summit Township and Moose Park Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Moose Park Township and Summit Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moose Park TownshipSummit Township

Moose Park Township ↔ Summit Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Moose Park TownshipSummit Township

Snow a year—49″

January low—-4°F

July high—79°F

Growing season (days)—131d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 19th

Outdoors & history

Moose Park TownshipSummit Township

Trails3 mi 8 mi

Conserved land17.6%26.5%

Community

Moose Park TownshipSummit Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Moose Park TownshipSummit Township

People

Population 108Lowest 185Highest

Median age 49.5±27.7Lowest 28% above MN 50.3±9.8Highest 30% above MN

Summit Township and Moose Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29.6%±18.5Highest MN: 22.9% 17.8%±9.3Lowest MN: 22.9%

Moose Park Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 30.6%±19.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 30.8%±6.3Highest MN: 17.3%

Summit Township and Moose Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 1.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 35.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8%

Summit Township and Moose Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $42,361±$15kLowest 52% below MN $63,750±$30kHighest 28% below MN

Summit Township and Moose Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $120,000±$102kLowest 64% below MN $215,000±$28kHighest 35% below MN

Summit Township and Moose Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $940Lowest 72% below MN $2,025Highest 40% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 17 min 27% below MN

Work from home 34.6%±19.4Highest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.6%

Moose Park Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 52.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.51Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (14%)Bemidji (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit TownshipFew work in Moose Park Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.6%Lowest 26.5%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miLowest 8.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.2Lowest 0.4Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Moose Park Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Moose Park Township

Alvwood Township20 people

Third River Township48 people · $144K homes

Nore Township83 people · $170K homes

Towns like Moose Park Township

Kilkenny125 people · $159K homes

Pliny Township137 people · $198K homes

Deer Township145 people · $152K homes

Clover Township126 people

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.