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Parke Township vs Tansem Township

Next-door neighbors in Clay County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+51% in Parke Township) and home values (+31% in Parke Township).

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Parke Township, MNAn outdoors townClay County · 519 people
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Tansem Township, MNAn outdoors townClay County · 233 people
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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.

Parke TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors18.4% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Parke Township →
Tansem TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36% conserved land5.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Tansem 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 bill+51%
Tax bills are bigger in Parke Township
Parke Township $3,579Tansem Township $2,365
Home values+31%
Homes cost more in Parke Township
Parke Township $414,900Tansem Township $317,500
Seasonal homes+18 pts
Parke Township has more second homes
Parke Township 19.1%Tansem Township 1.1%
Conserved land+17.6 pts
Tansem Township has more conserved land
Tansem Township 36%Parke Township 18.4%
Size2.2×
Parke Township is the bigger place
Parke Township 519Tansem Township 233
Average commute5 min
Parke Township has the shorter commute
Tansem Township 33 minParke Township 28 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Parke 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.

Parke Township$2,470/mo
Typical home $415K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Tansem Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Parke Township and Tansem 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

Parke Township and Tansem Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Parke TownshipTansem TownshipParke TownshipTansem Township
Parke Township ↔ Tansem Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Parke TownshipTansem Township
Snow a year50″54″
January low-1°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)149d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Parke TownshipTansem Township
Trails4 mi6 mi
Conserved land18.4%36%
National Register places2—
Community
Parke TownshipTansem Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Parke TownshipTansem Township
People
Population 519Highest 233Lowest
Median age 48.8±5.8Lowest 26% above MN 51.8±16.8Highest 34% above MN
Tansem Township and Parke Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.9%±5.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.6%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Tansem Township and Parke Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.6%±3.2Highest MN: 17.3% 25.8%±9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Parke Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 39.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 46%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±5Highest MN: 5.8%
Tansem Township and Parke Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $101,250±$10kLowest 14% above MN $105,625±$30kHighest 19% above MN
Tansem Township and Parke Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $414,900±$24kHighest 26% above MN $317,500±$53kLowest 4% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,579Highest 7% above MN $2,365Lowest 30% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 22% above MN 33 minHighest 44% above MN
Work from home 25.5%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6% 12.1%±6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Parke Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (37%)Fargo (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tansem TownshipFew work in Parke Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 18.4%Lowest 36%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.5 miLowest 5.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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