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Stoneham Township vs Crate Township

Next-door neighbors in Chippewa County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.2× in Stoneham Township) and average commute (10 min in Stoneham Township).

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Stoneham Township, MNA regional job hubChippewa County · 227 people
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Crate Township, MNA small town of 229Chippewa County · 229 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.

Stoneham TownshipA regional job hub
Work156 jobsbased in Stoneham Township, a regional job hub All about Stoneham Township →
Crate TownshipA small town of 229
Quiet strengthsCrate Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Crate 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.

Jobs per worker12.2×
Stoneham Township is more of a job hub
Stoneham Township 1.59Crate Township 0.13
Average commute10 min
Stoneham Township has the shorter commute
Crate Township 26 minStoneham Township 15 min
Bachelor’s degree++11.8 pts
More adults in Crate Township have a degree
Crate Township 27.7%Stoneham Township 15.9%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Stoneham Township and Crate Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stoneham TownshipCrate TownshipStoneham TownshipCrate Township
Stoneham Township ↔ Crate Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Stoneham Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · Housing →
Crate Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.93% · 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
Stoneham TownshipCrate Township
Snow a year52″46″
January low3°F2°F
July high85°F82°F
Growing season (days)150d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd73rd
Outdoors & history
Stoneham TownshipCrate Township
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0.7%—
Community
Stoneham TownshipCrate 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.

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.

Stoneham TownshipCrate Township
People
Population 227Lowest 229Highest
Median age 54.3±8.1Highest 40% above MN 47.6±12.4Lowest 23% above MN
Stoneham Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±8.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.7%±6.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Crate Township and Stoneham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.8%±9.4Highest MN: 17.3% 19.2%±14Lowest MN: 17.3%
Stoneham Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±4.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±5Highest MN: 5.8%
Crate Township and Stoneham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,250±$46kLowest about the MN average $105,000±$19kHighest 18% above MN
Crate Township and Stoneham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $286,100±$75kLowest 13% below MN $291,100±$50kHighest 12% below MN
Crate Township and Stoneham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,675Lowest 20% below MN $2,719Highest 19% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Crate Township and Stoneham Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 30.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 9 yrs older than MN 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 33% below MN 26 minHighest 12% above MN
Work from home 23.7%±11.4Highest MN: 17.6% 22.6%±16.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Stoneham Township and Crate Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.59Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clara City (23%)Clara City (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Crate TownshipFew work in Stoneham Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.2Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Stoneham Township

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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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