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Ross Township vs Jones Township

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4.7× in Ross Township) and work from home (+26.7 pts in Jones Township).

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Ross Township, MNA small town of 369Roseau County · 369 people

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Jones Township, MNA small town of 453Beltrami County · 453 people

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.

Ross TownshipA small town of 369

Quiet strengthsRoss Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Ross Township →

Jones TownshipA small town of 453

Quiet strengthsJones Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Jones 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.

Street grid4.7×

Ross Township has the more walkable street grid

Ross Township 1.4Jones Township 0.3

Work from home+26.7 pts

More people work from home in Jones Township

Jones Township 31.7%Ross Township 5%

Jobs per worker3.3×

Jones Township is more of a job hub

Jones Township 0.13Ross Township 0.04

Jones Township has more miles of trail

Jones Township 16.7 miRoss Township 5.4 mi

Average commute11 min

Ross Township has the shorter commute

Jones Township 24 minRoss Township 13 min

Conserved land+10.8 pts

Jones Township has more conserved land

Jones Township 10.8%Ross Township 0%

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Ross Township$1,090/mo

Typical home $181K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

Jones Township$1,130/mo

Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Ross TownshipJones Township

Snow a year—52″

January low—-4°F

July high—79°F

Growing season (days)—130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 37th

Outdoors & history

Ross TownshipJones Township

Trails5 mi 17 mi

Conserved land0%10.8%

Community

Ross TownshipJones Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ross TownshipRoseau County Jones TownshipBeltrami County

Ross Township ↔ Jones Township103 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Ross TownshipJones Township

People

Population 369Lowest 453Highest

Median age 39.3±7.2Highest about the MN average 36.8±6.6Lowest 5% below MN

Ross Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.2%±1.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 36.2%±20.7Highest MN: 22.9%

Jones Township and Ross Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.9%±2.8Highest MN: 17.3% 9.3%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%

Ross Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±1.8Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%

Ross Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $100,625±$17kHighest 13% above MN $86,875±$39kLowest about the MN average

Ross Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $181,300±$51kLowest 45% below MN $192,200±$18kHighest 42% below MN

Jones Township and Ross Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,723Highest 49% below MN $1,477Lowest 56% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Ross Township and Jones Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 99.2%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than MN 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 41% below MN 24 minHighest 5% above MN

Work from home 5%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 31.7%±22.8Highest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (35%)Bemidji (52%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jones TownshipFew work in Ross Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 5.4 miLowest 16.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.3Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Ross Township

Stokes Township189 people · $182K homes

Jadis Township604 people · $239K homes

Moose Township88 people · $161K homes

Dieter Township165 people · $127K homes

Towns like Ross Township

Norman Township291 people · $198K homes

Lyle Township379 people · $249K homes

Bremen Township328 people · $223K homes

Posen Township282 people · $234K 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.