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Queen Township vs Lucas Township

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (11× in Lucas Township) and trails (7.6× in Queen Township).

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Queen Township, MNA small town of 117Polk County · 117 people
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Lucas Township, MNA small town of 162Lyon County · 162 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.

Queen TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsQueen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Queen Township →
Lucas TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsLucas Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lucas 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.

Jobs per worker11×
Lucas Township is more of a job hub
Lucas Township 0.22Queen Township 0.02
Trails7.6×
Queen Township has more miles of trail
Queen Township 5.3 miLucas Township 0.7 mi
Average commute16 min
Lucas Township has the shorter commute
Queen Township 31 minLucas Township 15 min
Typical home built47 yrs
Lucas Township’s homes are older
Queen Township 1985Lucas Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

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

Queen Township$1,700/mo
Typical home $288K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Lucas Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Lucas Township and Queen 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
Queen TownshipLucas Township
Snow a year—44″
January low—4°F
July high—85°F
Growing season (days)—150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd57th
Outdoors & history
Queen TownshipLucas Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.5%2.5%
Settled—1873
Community
Queen TownshipLucas 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

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Queen TownshipPolk CountyLucas TownshipLyon County
Queen Township ↔ Lucas Township211 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.

Queen TownshipLucas Township
People
Population 117Lowest 162Highest
Median age 45.5±21.9Highest 17% above MN 45.3±10Lowest 17% above MN
Queen Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.9%±11.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.2%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Lucas Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±16.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 24.1%±11.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Lucas Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lucas Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $99,063±$31kHighest 11% above MN $91,250±$23kLowest about the MN average
Queen Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $287,500±$67kLowest 13% below MN $330,800±$78kHighest about the MN average
Lucas Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,321Lowest 31% below MN $2,448Highest 27% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 15 minLowest 34% below MN
Work from home 0%±19.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.6%±8.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Lucas Township and Queen 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 20.8 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fosston (27%)Marshall (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lucas TownshipFew work in Queen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.5%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1
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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