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Summit Township vs Hornet Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (25.5× in Summit Township) and average commute (24 min in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people
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Hornet Township, MNA small town of 237Beltrami County · 237 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 →
Hornet TownshipA small town of 237
Quiet strengthsHornet Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hornet 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 worker25.5×
Summit Township is more of a job hub
Summit Township 0.51Hornet Township 0.02
Average commute24 min
Summit Township has the shorter commute
Hornet Township 40 minSummit Township 17 min
Property tax bill+62%
Tax bills are bigger in Summit Township
Summit Township $2,025Hornet Township $1,250
Bachelor’s degree++26.1 pts
More adults in Summit Township have a degree
Summit Township 35.3%Hornet Township 9.2%
Trails2.6×
Summit Township has more miles of trail
Summit Township 8.3 miHornet Township 3.2 mi
Conserved land+18 pts
Summit Township has more conserved land
Summit Township 26.5%Hornet Township 8.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 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 →
Hornet Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $183K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,100/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Summit Township and Hornet 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 Hornet Township share a border

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

Summit TownshipHornet TownshipSummit TownshipHornet Township
Summit Township ↔ Hornet Township8.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Hornet Township residents work in Summit Township (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hornet 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 TownshipHornet Township
Snow a year49″—
January low-4°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)131d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th63rd
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipHornet Township
Trails8 mi3 mi
Conserved land26.5%8.5%
Community
Summit TownshipHornet 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 TownshipHornet Township
People
Population 185Lowest 237Highest
Median age 50.3±9.8Lowest 30% above MN 53.7±4.7Highest 38% above MN
Hornet 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%±9.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.5%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Hornet Township 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% 21.9%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Summit Township and Hornet 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% 9.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Summit Township and Hornet 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 $61,250±$22kLowest 31% below MN
Summit Township and Hornet Township 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 $182,500±$54kLowest 45% below MN
Summit Township and Hornet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,100±$449 14% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,025Highest 40% below MN $1,250Lowest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 37.5%±86.6Highest MN: 48.1%
Hornet 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% 23.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MN 40 minHighest 78% above MN
Work from home 11.8%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6% 2.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Summit Township and Hornet 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 miLowest 27.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.02Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (30%)Bemidji (26%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hornet Township2% work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 8.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4 0.4
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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