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Summit Township vs Blackduck

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (67.5× in Blackduck) and home values (2.2× in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people
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Blackduck, MNHomes around $148KMinnesota · 699 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 TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors26.5% conserved land8.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Summit Township →
BlackduckHomes around $148K
Housing$148K typical home58% below the MN typical home HistorySettled in 19001 place on the National Register SchoolsBetter than 36%of MN districts All about Blackduck →
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.

Street grid67.5×
Blackduck has the more walkable street grid
Blackduck 27.0Summit Township 0.4
Home values2.2×
Homes cost more in Summit Township
Summit Township $215,000Blackduck $96,900
Trails5.5×
Summit Township has more miles of trail
Summit Township 8.3 miBlackduck 1.5 mi
Homeowners+44.2 pts renters
Blackduck has more renters
Summit Township 93.8%Blackduck 49.6%
Jobs per worker2.9×
Blackduck is more of a job hub
Blackduck 1.48Summit Township 0.51
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit Township
Summit Township $2,025Blackduck $1,362
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Summit 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.

Summit Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →
Blackduck$950/mo
Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41% · or rent about $749/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Summit Township and Blackduck.

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.

Where they are

Summit Township and Blackduck share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Summit TownshipBlackduckSummit TownshipBlackduck
Summit Township ↔ Blackduck4.6 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
22 Summit Township residents work in Blackduck (16.4% of its workers)
8 Blackduck residents work in Summit Township (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Summit Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Summit TownshipNot graded C+BlackduckBetter than 36% of districts in the state
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 TownshipBlackduck
Snow a year49″49″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)131d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th19th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipBlackduck
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land26.5%0.7%
Settled—1900
National Register places—1
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—2
Community
Summit TownshipBlackduck
Library hours a week—20 hrs
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 TownshipBlackduck
People
Population 185Lowest 699Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +7.6% MN: +7.6%
Median age 50.3±9.8Highest 30% above MN 29.9±11Lowest 23% below MN
Summit Township and Blackduck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.8%±9.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.9%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Blackduck and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.8%±6.3Highest MN: 17.3% 20.6%±10.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Summit Township and Blackduck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 28.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.4%±4Highest MN: 5.8%
Blackduck and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,750±$30kHighest 28% below MN $36,447±$5kLowest 59% below MN
Summit Township and Blackduck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,000±$28kHighest 35% below MN $96,900±$47kLowest 71% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $749±$44 41% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,025Highest 40% below MN $1,362Lowest 59% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 57.6%±19.4Highest MN: 48.1%
Blackduck and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 25.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 49.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MN 27 minHighest 19% above MN
Work from home 11.8%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6% 7.4%±7.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Summit Township and Blackduck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Lowest 16.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 23.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 1.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (30%)Bemidji (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 16% work in Blackduck2% work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 27.0Highest
Schools
School district —BLACKDUCK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Blackduck Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.0
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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