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Summit Township vs Lincoln Township

252 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.2× in Summit Township) and street grid (3.3× in Lincoln Township).

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people
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Lincoln Township, MNA small town of 205Blue Earth County · 205 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 →
Lincoln TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsLincoln Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lincoln 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.

Trails5.2×
Summit Township has more miles of trail
Summit Township 8.3 miLincoln Township 1.6 mi
Street grid3.3×
Lincoln Township has the more walkable street grid
Lincoln Township 1.3Summit Township 0.4
Average commute14 min
Summit Township has the shorter commute
Lincoln Township 31 minSummit Township 17 min
Conserved land+18.7 pts
Summit Township has more conserved land
Summit Township 26.5%Lincoln Township 7.8%
Typical home built25 yrs
Lincoln Township’s homes are older
Summit Township 1978Lincoln Township 1953
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Lincoln 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 →
Lincoln Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Lincoln 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.

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 TownshipLincoln Township
Snow a year49″50″
January low-4°F5°F
July high79°F83°F
Growing season (days)131d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th60th
Outdoors & history
Summit TownshipLincoln Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land26.5%7.8%
Community
Summit TownshipLincoln 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.

Where they are

252 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit TownshipBeltrami CountyLincoln TownshipBlue Earth County
Summit Township ↔ Lincoln Township252 miles apart
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 TownshipLincoln Township
People
Population 185Lowest 205Highest
Median age 50.3±9.8Highest 30% above MN 49.6±19.1Lowest 28% above MN
Summit Township and Lincoln 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% 24.4%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Lincoln 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%±6.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 34.1%±11.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Lincoln Township and Summit 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% 33.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±3Highest MN: 5.8%
Lincoln Township 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±$30kLowest 28% below MN $89,063±$18kHighest about the MN average
Lincoln 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 $285,700±$54kHighest 13% below MN
Lincoln Township and Summit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,025Highest 40% below MN $1,923Lowest 43% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 94.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MN 31 minHighest 36% above MN
Work from home 11.8%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.8%±9.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Lincoln Township and Summit 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 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (30%)Mankato (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lincoln TownshipFew work in Summit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 7.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 1.3Highest
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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