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Pine Lake Township vs Powers Township

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (22× in Powers Township) and jobs per worker (10.3× in Powers Township).

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Pine Lake Township, MNA small town of 481Pine County · 481 people
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Powers Township, MNA small town of 858Cass County · 858 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 →
Powers TownshipA small town of 858
Quiet strengthsPowers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Powers 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.

Trails22×
Powers Township has more miles of trail
Powers Township 2.2 miPine Lake Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker10.3×
Powers Township is more of a job hub
Powers Township 0.41Pine Lake Township 0.04
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Pine Lake Township
Pine Lake Township $2,465Powers Township $1,242
Growth since 2010+13.9 pts
Powers Township has grown faster since 2010
Powers Township +13.4%Pine Lake Township -0.5%
Average commute13 min
Powers Township has the shorter commute
Pine Lake Township 34 minPowers Township 20 min
Home values+29%
Homes cost more in Pine Lake Township
Pine Lake Township $312,500Powers Township $242,200
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $470 more a month in Pine Lake 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 →
Powers Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $470 a month, about $5,600 a year, between Pine Lake Township and Powers 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 TownshipPowers Township
Snow a year45″39″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high79°F80°F
Growing season (days)130d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th17th
Outdoors & history
Pine Lake TownshipPowers Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—3.4%
Community
Pine Lake TownshipPowers 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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine Lake TownshipPine CountyPowers TownshipCass County
Pine Lake Township ↔ Powers Township83 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 TownshipPowers Township
People
Population 481Lowest 858Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.5%Lowest MN: +7.6% +13.4%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 59.4±0.7Lowest 53% above MN 61.5±3.5Highest 59% above MN
Powers 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%±2.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 11.5%±3.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Powers Township and Pine Lake 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% 41.4%±10.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Powers 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% 14%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Pine Lake Township and Powers 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 $59,196±$8kLowest 34% below MN
Pine Lake Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $312,500±$37kHighest 5% below MN $242,200±$29kLowest 26% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,465Highest 27% below MN $1,242Lowest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 12.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 18.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985 6 yrs newer than MN 1985 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 48% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN
Work from home 12.1%±5.8Highest MN: 17.6% 8.2%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Pine Lake Township and Powers 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 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 22.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sandstone (13%)Pine River (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Powers TownshipFew work in Pine Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 3.4%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 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 1.9Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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