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%

Park Rapids$2,000/mo

Typical home $327K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Todd Township$1,740/mo

Typical home $294K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Park Rapids and Todd 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

Park Rapids and Todd Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Park RapidsTodd Township

Park Rapids ↔ Todd Township3.2 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

257 Todd Township residents work in Park Rapids (41.3% of its workers)

47 Park Rapids residents work in Todd Township (3% of its workers)

Work & commute in Todd Township →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C−Park RapidsSafer than 24% of U.S. towns –Todd TownshipNot graded

Schools

C+Park RapidsBetter than 36% of districts in the state –Todd TownshipNot graded

Health

B−Park RapidsHealthier than 55% of U.S. towns BTodd TownshipHealthier than 60% of U.S. towns

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

Park RapidsTodd Township

Snow a year52″52″

January low-4°F -4°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)130d 130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)31st 33rd

Outdoors & history

Park RapidsTodd Township

Trails1 mi 6 mi

Conserved land1.9%0.4%

Settled1890 —

National Register places2 —

Community

Park RapidsTodd Township

Library hours a week41 hrs —

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

Park RapidsTodd Township

People

Population 4,270Highest 1,414Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.7%Highest MN: +7.6% +5.1%Lowest MN: +7.6%

Median age 45.8±4.2Lowest 18% above MN 49.7±5.4Highest 28% above MN

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

Kids under 18 21.9%±3.4Highest MN: 22.9% 19.4%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 28.3%±5.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 31.5%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest MN: 39.4% 34.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±1.9Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,747±$8kLowest 50% below MN $86,842±$5kHighest about the MN average

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $227,500±$19kLowest 31% below MN $294,400±$34kHighest 11% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$297Lowest 36% below MN $1,446±$437Highest 13% above MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,365Lowest 30% below MN $2,390Highest 29% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.5%±18.4Lowest MN: 48.1% 60.9%±30.6Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 21.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 9%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 80.9%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 14% above MN 18 minLowest 20% below MN

Work from home 9.9%±4.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.1%±4.7Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 43.3%Highest 3.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 7.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.00Highest 0.36Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (4%)Park Rapids (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Todd Township41% work in Park Rapids

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 5.9 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.0Highest 2.7Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #87 of 230 in MN—

School district PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT · Heartland Lakes Community School—

High school in town Park Rapids Senior High—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.7 —

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

Deciding?

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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.

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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.

Park Rapids vs Todd Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Park Rapids

Park Rapids and Todd Township share a border

Grades and rankings, side by side

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