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Pine Lake Township vs Lakeside Township

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22× in Lakeside Township) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Lakeside Township).

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Pine Lake Township, MNA small town of 481Pine County · 481 people
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Lakeside Township, MNA small town of 488Aitkin County · 488 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.

Pine Lake TownshipA small town of 481
Quiet strengthsPine Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pine Lake Township →
Lakeside TownshipA small town of 488
Quiet strengthsLakeside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Trails22×
Lakeside Township has more miles of trail
Lakeside Township 2.2 miPine Lake Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker4.5×
Lakeside Township is more of a job hub
Lakeside Township 0.18Pine Lake Township 0.04
Average commute20 min
Pine Lake Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minPine Lake Township 34 min
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Lake Township
Pine Lake Township $2,465Lakeside Township $2,125
Street grid+40%
Lakeside Township has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside Township 2.1Pine Lake Township 1.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Lakeside 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.

Pine Lake Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Lakeside Township and Pine Lake 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.

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
Pine Lake TownshipLakeside Township
Snow a year45″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F78°F
Growing season (days)130d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th67th
Outdoors & history
Pine Lake TownshipLakeside Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—5.2%
Community
Pine Lake TownshipLakeside 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.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine Lake TownshipLakeside TownshipPine Lake TownshipLakeside Township
Pine Lake Township ↔ Lakeside Township25 miles apart
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.

Pine Lake TownshipLakeside Township
People
Population 481Lowest 488Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.5% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 59.4±0.7Lowest 53% above MN 60.9±1.5Highest 57% above MN
Lakeside Township and Pine Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.4%±2.6Highest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Pine Lake Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 34.9%±4.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 37.9%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Lakeside Township and Pine Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lakeside Township and Pine Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,697±$5kHighest 30% below MN $59,773±$6kLowest 33% below MN
Pine Lake Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,500±$37kLowest 5% below MN $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN
Lakeside Township and Pine Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,465Highest 27% below MN $2,125Lowest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 12.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minLowest 48% above MN 53 minHighest 134% above MN
Work from home 12.1%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Lakeside Township and Pine Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sandstone (13%)Aitkin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lakeside TownshipFew work in Pine Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 2.1Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Pine Lake Township

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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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