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Poplar River Township vs Lambert Township

Next-door neighbors in Red Lake County. The biggest differences: median age (36.3 yrs in Lambert Township) and jobs per worker (4.4× in Poplar River Township).

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Poplar River Township, MNA small town of 104Red Lake County · 104 people
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Lambert Township, MNA small town of 94Red Lake County · 94 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.

Poplar River TownshipA small town of 104
Quiet strengthsPoplar River Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Poplar River Township →
Lambert TownshipA small town of 94
Quiet strengthsLambert Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lambert 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.

Median age36.3 yrs
Lambert Township skews older
Lambert Township 69.7Poplar River Township 33.4
Jobs per worker4.4×
Poplar River Township is more of a job hub
Poplar River Township 0.75Lambert Township 0.17
Average commute6 min
Lambert Township has the shorter commute
Poplar River Township 25 minLambert Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Poplar River Township$980/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Lambert Township$1,110/mo
Typical home $197K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Lambert Township and Poplar River 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

Poplar River Township and Lambert Township share a border

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

Poplar River TownshipLambert TownshipPoplar River TownshipLambert Township
Poplar River Township ↔ Lambert Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Lambert Township residents work in Poplar River Township (4.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lambert Township →
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
Poplar River TownshipLambert Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)142d142d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Poplar River TownshipLambert Township
Trails4 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Community
Poplar River TownshipLambert 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.

Poplar River TownshipLambert Township
People
Population 104Highest 94Lowest
Median age 33.4±8.5Lowest 14% below MN 69.7±13.8Highest 80% above MN
Kids under 18 25%±12.1Highest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±22.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Poplar River Township and Lambert Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±25.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 53.2%±29.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Lambert Township and Poplar River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 19%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±10Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±11.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Lambert Township and Poplar River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $172,700±$60kLowest 48% below MN $196,900±$94kHighest 40% below MN
Lambert Township and Poplar River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $950Lowest 72% below MN $981Highest 71% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 20.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87%Lowest MN: 72.2% 88.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 24 yrs older than MN 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 12% above MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN
Work from home 5.6%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.5%±11.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Lambert Township and Poplar River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.17Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (26%)Thief River Falls (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lambert Township5% work in Poplar River Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miLowest 5.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Poplar River Township

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Emardville Township190 people · $200K homes
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Badger Township185 people · $214K homes

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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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