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Stokes Township vs Belfast Township

277 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17.6× in Stokes Township) and conserved land (+72.5 pts in Stokes Township).

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Stokes Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 169 people
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Belfast Township, MNA small town of 137Murray County · 137 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.

Stokes TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors77.8% conserved land16 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Stokes Township →
Belfast TownshipA small town of 137
Quiet strengthsBelfast Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Belfast 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.

Trails17.6×
Stokes Township has more miles of trail
Stokes Township 15.8 miBelfast Township 0.9 mi
Conserved land+72.5 pts
Stokes Township has more conserved land
Stokes Township 77.8%Belfast Township 5.3%
Seasonal homes+62.9 pts
Stokes Township has more second homes
Stokes Township 62.9%Belfast Township 0%
Average commute14 min
Belfast Township has the shorter commute
Stokes Township 53 minBelfast Township 40 min
Typical home built32 yrs
Belfast Township’s homes are older
Stokes Township 1977Belfast Township 1945
Street grid2×
Belfast Township has the more walkable street grid
Belfast Township 1.2Stokes Township 0.6
★ 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.

Stokes Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Belfast Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Stokes Township and Belfast 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
Stokes TownshipBelfast Township
Snow a year64″45″
January low-5°F5°F
July high77°F82°F
Growing season (days)140d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th37th
Outdoors & history
Stokes TownshipBelfast Township
Trails16 mi1 mi
Conserved land77.8%5.3%
National Register places—1
Community
Stokes TownshipBelfast 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

277 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stokes TownshipItasca CountyBelfast TownshipMurray County
Stokes Township ↔ Belfast Township277 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.

Stokes TownshipBelfast Township
People
Population 169Highest 137Lowest
Median age 61.8±5.8Highest 59% above MN 57.8±3.5Lowest 49% above MN
Stokes Township and Belfast Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 8.9%±11.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 11.7%±10Highest MN: 22.9%
Belfast Township and Stokes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.6%±5.9Highest MN: 17.3% 31.4%±10.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Stokes Township and Belfast Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 28.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±6.1Highest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Stokes Township and Belfast Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,625±$23kHighest 26% below MN $55,417±$22kLowest 38% below MN
Stokes Township and Belfast Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $246,700±$40kHighest 25% below MN $231,300±$86kLowest 30% below MN
Stokes Township and Belfast Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,950Highest 42% below MN $1,446Lowest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 6.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 2 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 53 minHighest 135% above MN 40 minLowest 75% above MN
Work from home 21.2%±15.9Highest MN: 17.6% 7.9%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Stokes Township and Belfast 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 33.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14 0.14
Top workplaceoutside town Bigfork (11%)Slayton (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Belfast TownshipFew work in Stokes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 77.8%Highest 5.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 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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