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Poppleton Township vs Lancaster

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (26.4× in Lancaster) and trails (19.4× in Poppleton Township).

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Poppleton Township, MNA small town of 87Kittson County · 87 people
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Lancaster, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 315 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.

Poppleton TownshipA small town of 87
Quiet strengthsPoppleton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Poppleton Township →
LancasterA regional job hub
Work223 jobsbased in Lancaster, a regional job hub All about Lancaster →
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.

Street grid26.4×
Lancaster has the more walkable street grid
Lancaster 21.1Poppleton Township 0.8
Trails19.4×
Poppleton Township has more miles of trail
Poppleton Township 13.6 miLancaster 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker16.5×
Lancaster is more of a job hub
Lancaster 1.65Poppleton Township 0.10
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Poppleton Township
Poppleton Township $2,917Lancaster $1,800
Size3.6×
Lancaster is the bigger place
Lancaster 315Poppleton Township 87
Work in town+17 pts
More of Lancaster’s workers stay in town
Lancaster 17%Poppleton Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Poppleton 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.

Poppleton Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · Housing →
Lancaster$710/mo
Typical home $107K (Census) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Poppleton Township and Lancaster.

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

Poppleton Township and Lancaster share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Poppleton TownshipLancasterPoppleton TownshipLancaster
Poppleton Township ↔ Lancaster3.4 miles apart · They share a border
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.

Schools
–Poppleton TownshipNot graded B−LancasterBetter than 52% of districts in the state
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
Poppleton TownshipLancaster
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th79th
Outdoors & history
Poppleton TownshipLancaster
Trails14 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.6%0%
Settled1893—
Community
Poppleton TownshipLancaster
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.

Poppleton TownshipLancaster
People
Population 87Lowest 315Highest
Median age 34.8±9.1Lowest 10% below MN 49.7±7.8Highest 28% above MN
Lancaster and Poppleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±15Highest MN: 22.9% 24.1%±4.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Poppleton Township and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±27.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.5%±4.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Lancaster and Poppleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 23%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±12Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.3%±2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lancaster and Poppleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$56kHighest 21% above MN $64,306±$14kLowest 28% below MN
Poppleton Township and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,600±$66kHighest 48% below MN $107,300±$56kLowest 67% below MN
Poppleton Township and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $900±$541 30% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,917Highest 13% below MN $1,800Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 34.6%±45.6 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 6% below MN 20 minLowest 13% below MN
Work from home 15.6%±14.5Highest MN: 17.6% 7.6%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Poppleton Township and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 17%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lancaster (22%)Hallock (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 22% work in LancasterFew work in Poppleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.6 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 21.1Highest
Schools
School district —LANCASTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Lancaster Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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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