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Summit Township vs Hines Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.3× in Summit Township) and street grid (4.5× in Hines Township).

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people
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Hines Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 616 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 →
Hines TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors13.7% conserved land6.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Hines 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.

Jobs per worker7.3×
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.51Hines Township 0.07
Street grid4.5×
Hines Township has the more walkable street grid
Hines Township 1.8Summit Township 0.4
Average commute10 min
Summit Township has the shorter commute
Hines Township 27 minSummit Township 17 min
Size3.3×
Hines Township is the bigger place
Hines Township 616Summit Township 185
Bachelor’s degree++13.9 pts
More adults in Summit Township have a degree
Summit Township 35.3%Hines Township 21.4%
Conserved land+12.8 pts
Summit Township has more conserved land
Summit Township 26.5%Hines Township 13.7%
★ 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.

Summit Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →
Hines Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $875/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Hines Township and Summit 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.

Where they are

Summit Township and Hines Township share a border

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

Summit TownshipHines TownshipSummit TownshipHines Township
Summit Township ↔ Hines Township6.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Hines Township residents work in Summit Township (2.2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hines Township →
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 TownshipHines Township
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 TownshipHines Township
Trails8 mi6 mi
Conserved land26.5%13.7%
Community
Summit TownshipHines 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 TownshipHines Township
People
Population 185Lowest 616Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -11.2% MN: +7.6%
Median age 50.3±9.8Lowest 30% above MN 53.2±9Highest 37% above MN
Hines Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.8%±9.3Highest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±3.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Summit Township and Hines 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% 25.6%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Summit Township and Hines Township 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% 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±2.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Summit Township and Hines 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±$30kLowest 28% below MN $75,000±$14kHighest 16% below MN
Hines Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,000±$28kLowest 35% below MN $238,800±$29kHighest 27% below MN
Hines Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $875±$230 32% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,025Lowest 40% below MN $2,250Highest 33% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 50%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Hines Township 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% 10.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1984Highest 5 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% 10.8%±4.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Summit Township and Hines Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (30%)Bemidji (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hines Township2% work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 13.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 6.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.8Highest
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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