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Powers Township vs Lakeside Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (33 min in Powers Township) and property tax bill (+71% in Lakeside Township).

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Powers Township, MNA small town of 858Cass County · 858 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.

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 →
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.

Average commute33 min
Powers Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minPowers Township 20 min
Property tax bill+71%
Tax bills are bigger in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township $2,125Powers Township $1,242
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township $363,200Powers Township $242,200
Work from home+12.1 pts
More people work from home in Lakeside Township
Lakeside Township 20.3%Powers Township 8.2%
Jobs per worker2.3×
Powers Township is more of a job hub
Powers Township 0.41Lakeside Township 0.18
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $710 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.

Powers Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →
Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $710 a month, about $8,500 a year, between Lakeside 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
Powers TownshipLakeside Township
Snow a year39″43″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high80°F78°F
Growing season (days)152d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th67th
Outdoors & history
Powers TownshipLakeside Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.4%5.2%
Community
Powers 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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Powers TownshipCass CountyLakeside TownshipAitkin County
Powers Township ↔ Lakeside Township60 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.

Powers TownshipLakeside Township
People
Population 858Highest 488Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.4% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 61.5±3.5Highest 59% above MN 60.9±1.5Lowest 57% above MN
Powers Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.5%±3.2Highest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Powers Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.4%±10.5Highest MN: 17.3% 37.9%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Powers Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lakeside 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 $59,196±$8kLowest 34% below MN $59,773±$6kHighest 33% below MN
Lakeside 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 $242,200±$29kLowest 26% below MN $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,242Lowest 63% below MN $2,125Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Lakeside Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.9%Lowest 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 20 minLowest 11% below MN 53 minHighest 134% above MN
Work from home 8.2%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 4.2%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pine River (8%)Aitkin (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lakeside TownshipFew work in Powers Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 5.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 mi 2.2 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Lowest 2.1Highest
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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