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Sinnott Township vs Tegner Township

12 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (18 yrs in Tegner Township) and street grid (+43% in Sinnott Township).

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Sinnott Township, MNA small town of 29Marshall County · 29 people
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Tegner Township, MNA small town of 33Kittson County · 33 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.

Sinnott TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsSinnott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Tegner TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsTegner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

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
Sinnott TownshipTegner Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th78th
Outdoors & history
Sinnott TownshipTegner Township
Conserved land0%0.3%
Settled18831882
Community
Sinnott TownshipTegner 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

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sinnott TownshipTegner TownshipSinnott TownshipTegner Township
Sinnott Township ↔ Tegner Township12 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.

Sinnott TownshipTegner Township
People
Population 29Lowest 33Highest
Median age 52.3±33.4Lowest 35% above MN 55.1±55.7Highest 42% above MN
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31%±77.9Highest MN: 22.9% 27.3%±69.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Sinnott Township and Tegner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31%±92.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 36.4%±65.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45%Highest MN: 39.4% 41.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±48.8 MN: 5.8% 0%±42.9 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,250±$55kLowest 9% below MN $165,625±$33kHighest 86% above MN
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$21k 35% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,208 64% below MN —
Below poverty line 20.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 min 44% below MN —
Work from home 0%±90.9 MN: 17.6% 0%±100 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.67Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Argyle (33%)Hallock (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tegner TownshipFew work in Sinnott Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 19.9 miHighest 15.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.7Lowest
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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