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Summit Township vs Moose Park Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.2× in Summit Township) and bachelor’s degree+ (+33.8 pts in Summit Township).

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Summit Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 185 people

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Moose Park Township, MNAn outdoors townItasca County · 108 people

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 →

Moose Park TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors17.6% conserved land2.8 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Moose Park 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.

Property tax bill2.2×

Tax bills are bigger in Summit Township

Summit Township $2,025Moose Park Township $940

Bachelor’s degree++33.8 pts

More adults in Summit Township have a degree

Summit Township 35.3%Moose Park Township 1.5%

Summit Township has more miles of trail

Summit Township 8.3 miMoose Park Township 2.8 mi

Jobs per worker2.8×

Summit Township is more of a job hub

Summit Township 0.51Moose Park Township 0.18

Summit Township has the more walkable street grid

Summit Township 0.4Moose Park Township 0.2

Conserved land+8.9 pts

Summit Township has more conserved land

Summit Township 26.5%Moose Park Township 17.6%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 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.

Down paymentRate%

Summit Township$1,300/mo

Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →

Moose Park Township$710/mo

Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Summit Township and Moose Park 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 Moose Park Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Summit TownshipMoose Park Township

Summit Township ↔ Moose Park Township6.8 miles apart · They share a border

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 TownshipMoose Park Township

Snow a year49″—

January low-4°F —

July high79°F —

Growing season (days)131d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)19th 74th

Outdoors & history

Summit TownshipMoose Park Township

Trails8 mi 3 mi

Conserved land26.5%17.6%

Community

Summit TownshipMoose Park Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Summit TownshipMoose Park Township

People

Population 185Highest 108Lowest

Median age 50.3±9.8Highest 30% above MN 49.5±27.7Lowest 28% above MN

Summit Township and Moose Park 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% 29.6%±18.5Highest MN: 22.9%

Moose Park 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% 30.6%±19.5Lowest MN: 17.3%

Summit Township and Moose Park 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% 1.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±13.1Lowest MN: 5.8%

Summit Township and Moose Park 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 $42,361±$15kLowest 52% below MN

Summit Township and Moose Park 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 $120,000±$102kLowest 64% below MN

Summit Township and Moose Park 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 $940Lowest 72% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —

Below poverty line 2.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN 1974Lowest 5 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 min 27% below MN —

Work from home 11.8%±8.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 34.6%±19.4Highest MN: 17.6%

Moose Park 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 miLowest 52.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Highest 0.18Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (30%)Bigfork (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Moose Park TownshipFew work in Summit Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 26.5%Highest 17.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 8.3 miHighest 2.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.2Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Summit Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Summit Township

Hines Township616 people · $239K homes

Blackduck699 people · $97K homes

Hornet Township237 people · $183K homes

Birch Township60 people · $235K homes

Towns like Summit Township

Lincoln Township205 people · $286K homes

Sugar Bush Township196 people · $252K homes

Leeds Township134 people · $207K homes

Cerro Gordo Township197 people · $245K homes

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.