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Summit Lake Township vs Larkin Township

Next-door neighbors in Nobles County. The biggest differences: trails (8× in Summit Lake Township) and jobs per worker (2.2× in Summit Lake Township).

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Summit Lake Township, MNA small town of 293Nobles County · 293 people
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Larkin Township, MNA small town of 153Nobles County · 153 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.

Summit Lake TownshipA small town of 293
Quiet strengthsSummit Lake Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit Lake Township →
Larkin TownshipA small town of 153
Quiet strengthsLarkin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Larkin 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.

Trails8×
Summit Lake Township has more miles of trail
Summit Lake Township 3.2 miLarkin Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker2.2×
Summit Lake Township is more of a job hub
Summit Lake Township 0.39Larkin Township 0.18
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit Lake Township
Summit Lake Township $1,938Larkin Township $1,443
Street grid+56%
Summit Lake Township has the more walkable street grid
Summit Lake Township 1.4Larkin Township 0.9
Typical home built16 yrs
Summit Lake Township’s homes are older
Larkin Township 1961Summit Lake Township 1945
Homeowners+8.8 pts renters
Summit Lake Township has more renters
Larkin Township 91.3%Summit Lake Township 82.5%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit Lake TownshipLarkin TownshipSummit Lake TownshipLarkin Township
Summit Lake Township ↔ Larkin Township6.6 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.

Summit Lake Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · Housing →
Larkin Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $725/mo · 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
Summit Lake TownshipLarkin Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd37th
Outdoors & history
Summit Lake TownshipLarkin Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land0.5%—
Community
Summit Lake TownshipLarkin 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.

Summit Lake TownshipLarkin Township
People
Population 293Highest 153Lowest
Median age 43.3±18.4Lowest 12% above MN 51.6±6.5Highest 33% above MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 13.7%±8.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.3%±4.2Highest MN: 17.3% 22.9%±13.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.6 MN: 5.8% 2%±7 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,000±$41kLowest 10% below MN $82,083±$43kHighest 8% below MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $171,300±$56kLowest 48% below MN $180,400±$34kHighest 45% below MN
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$360 43% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,938Highest 42% below MN $1,443Lowest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±82.4Highest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Summit Lake Township and Larkin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 29% below MN 20 minHighest 13% below MN
Work from home 10.1%±6.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.9%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Larkin Township and Summit Lake Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.18Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (44%)Worthington (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Larkin TownshipFew work in Summit Lake Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.9Lowest
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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