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Tansem Township vs Ault Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.5× in Ault Township) and seasonal homes (+63.8 pts in Ault Township).

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Tansem Township, MNAn outdoors townClay County · 233 people
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Ault Township, MNA small town of 201St. Louis County · 201 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.

Tansem TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36% conserved land5.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Tansem Township →
Ault TownshipA small town of 201
Quiet strengthsAult Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ault 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.

Trails6.5×
Ault Township has more miles of trail
Ault Township 35.8 miTansem Township 5.5 mi
Seasonal homes+63.8 pts
Ault Township has more second homes
Ault Township 64.9%Tansem Township 1.1%
Kids under 18+22.1 pts
Tansem Township has more kids
Tansem Township 29.6%Ault Township 7.5%
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Tansem Township
Tansem Township $2,365Ault Township $1,432
Conserved land+27.7 pts
Tansem Township has more conserved land
Tansem Township 36%Ault Township 8.3%
Average commute12 min
Tansem Township has the shorter commute
Ault Township 45 minTansem Township 33 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Tansem 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.

Tansem Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Ault Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.58% · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,300 a year, between Tansem Township and Ault 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
Tansem TownshipAult Township
Snow a year54″70″
January low—-4°F
July high—76°F
Growing season (days)—84d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th60th
Outdoors & history
Tansem TownshipAult Township
Trails6 mi36 mi
Conserved land36%8.3%
Community
Tansem TownshipAult 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tansem TownshipClay CountyAult TownshipSt. Louis County
Tansem Township ↔ Ault Township206 miles apart
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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.

Tansem TownshipAult Township
People
Population 233Highest 201Lowest
Median age 51.8±16.8Lowest 34% above MN 52.4±9.8Highest 35% above MN
Ault Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9% 7.5%±12.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 25.8%±9Lowest MN: 17.3% 30.8%±17.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Ault Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46%Highest MN: 39.4% 42.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±5.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Tansem Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $105,625±$30kHighest 19% above MN $76,875±$40kLowest 14% below MN
Tansem Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $317,500±$53kHighest 4% below MN $247,500±$102kLowest 25% below MN
Tansem Township and Ault Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,365Highest 30% below MN $1,432Lowest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 7.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.6%Highest 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 33 minLowest 44% above MN 45 minHighest 98% above MN
Work from home 12.1%±6Lowest MN: 17.6% 19.5%±11.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Ault Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (34%)Duluth (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ault TownshipFew work in Tansem Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 36%Highest 8.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miLowest 35.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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