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Split Rock Township vs Crooks Township

154 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.9× in Split Rock Township) and street grid (2.4× in Crooks Township).

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Split Rock Township, MNA small town of 175Carlton County · 175 people
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Crooks Township, MNA small town of 128Renville County · 128 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.

Split Rock TownshipA small town of 175
Quiet strengthsSplit Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Split Rock Township →
Crooks TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsCrooks Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crooks 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.

Trails4.9×
Split Rock Township has more miles of trail
Split Rock Township 6.4 miCrooks Township 1.3 mi
Street grid2.4×
Crooks Township has the more walkable street grid
Crooks Township 1.2Split Rock Township 0.5
Average commute10 min
Crooks Township has the shorter commute
Split Rock Township 34 minCrooks Township 24 min
Typical home built21 yrs
Crooks Township’s homes are older
Split Rock Township 1971Crooks Township 1950
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Split Rock 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.

Split Rock Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Crooks Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $193K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Split Rock Township and Crooks 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
Split Rock TownshipCrooks Township
Snow a year59″38″
January low-3°F2°F
July high76°F82°F
Growing season (days)107d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th44th
Outdoors & history
Split Rock TownshipCrooks Township
Trails6 mi1 mi
Conserved land7.7%1.9%
Settled—1884
Community
Split Rock TownshipCrooks 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

154 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Split Rock TownshipCarlton CountyCrooks TownshipRenville County
Split Rock Township ↔ Crooks Township154 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.

Split Rock TownshipCrooks Township
People
Population 175Highest 128Lowest
Median age 49.7±6.3Highest 28% above MN 49.5±8.9Lowest 28% above MN
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16%±8.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 17.2%±11.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Crooks Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3% 13.3%±14.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 23.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8% 2.3%±8.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,214±$12kLowest 29% below MN $72,500±$36kHighest 19% below MN
Crooks Township and Split Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$32kHighest 32% below MN $192,900±$42kLowest 41% below MN
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,093Highest 38% below MN $1,950Lowest 42% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 49% above MN 24 minLowest 4% above MN
Work from home 42.7%±18.6Highest MN: 17.6% 14.1%±13.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Split Rock Township and Crooks Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.27Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cloquet (13%)Granite Falls (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crooks TownshipFew work in Split Rock Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.7%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 1.2Highest
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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