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Queen Township vs Three Lakes Township

224 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Three Lakes Township) and trails (10.6× in Queen Township).

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Queen Township, MNA small town of 117Polk County · 117 people
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Three Lakes Township, MNA small town of 138Redwood County · 138 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 →
Three Lakes TownshipA small town of 138
Quiet strengthsThree Lakes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Three Lakes 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.

Jobs per worker14×
Three Lakes Township is more of a job hub
Three Lakes Township 0.28Queen Township 0.02
Trails10.6×
Queen Township has more miles of trail
Queen Township 5.3 miThree Lakes Township 0.5 mi
Average commute15 min
Three Lakes Township has the shorter commute
Queen Township 31 minThree Lakes Township 16 min
Typical home built29 yrs
Three Lakes Township’s homes are older
Queen Township 1985Three Lakes Township 1956
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Queen Township
Queen Township $2,321Three Lakes Township $1,778
Conserved land+8.2 pts
Queen Township has more conserved land
Queen Township 8.5%Three Lakes Township 0.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Queen 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 →
Three Lakes Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,400 a year, between Queen Township and Three Lakes 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 TownshipThree Lakes Township
Snow a year—44″
January low—4°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd28th
Outdoors & history
Queen TownshipThree Lakes Township
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land8.5%0.3%
Settled—1876
Community
Queen TownshipThree Lakes 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

224 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Queen TownshipPolk CountyThree Lakes TownshipRedwood County
Queen Township ↔ Three Lakes Township224 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 TownshipThree Lakes Township
People
Population 117Lowest 138Highest
Median age 45.5±21.9 17% above MN 45.5±14 17% above MN
Kids under 18 29.9%±11.8Highest MN: 22.9% 29%±8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Queen Township and Three Lakes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.1%±16.1Highest MN: 17.3% 22.5%±11.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Queen Township and Three Lakes 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±9.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Three Lakes 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±$31kLowest 11% above MN $102,500±$37kHighest 15% above MN
Three Lakes Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $287,500±$67kHighest 13% below MN $241,700±$36kLowest 27% below MN
Queen Township and Three Lakes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,321Highest 31% below MN $1,778Lowest 47% below MN
Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 16 minLowest 32% below MN
Work from home 0%±19.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.7%±7.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Three Lakes 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 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fosston (27%)Redwood Falls (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Three Lakes TownshipFew work in Queen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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