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Tegner Township vs Sinnott Township

12 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (18 yrs in Tegner Township) and street grid (+43% in Sinnott Township).

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Tegner Township, MNA small town of 33Kittson County · 33 people
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Sinnott Township, MNA small town of 29Marshall County · 29 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.

Tegner TownshipA small town of 33
Quiet strengthsTegner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Sinnott TownshipA small town of 29
Quiet strengthsSinnott Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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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.

Typical home built18 yrs
Tegner Township’s homes are older
Sinnott Township 1956Tegner Township 1938
Street grid+43%
Sinnott Township has the more walkable street grid
Sinnott Township 1.0Tegner Township 0.7
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
Tegner TownshipSinnott Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th74th
Outdoors & history
Tegner TownshipSinnott Township
Trails16 mi20 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled18821883
Community
Tegner TownshipSinnott 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

12 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tegner TownshipSinnott TownshipTegner TownshipSinnott Township
Tegner Township ↔ Sinnott Township12 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.

Tegner TownshipSinnott Township
People
Population 33Highest 29Lowest
Median age 55.1±55.7Highest 42% above MN 52.3±33.4Lowest 35% above MN
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.3%±69.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 31%±77.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Sinnott Township and Tegner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.4%±65.5Highest MN: 17.3% 31%±92.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 45%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±42.9 MN: 5.8% 0%±48.8 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $165,625±$33kHighest 86% above MN $81,250±$55kLowest 9% below MN
Tegner Township and Sinnott Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $212,500±$21k 35% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,208 64% below MN
Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 20.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 13 min 44% below MN
Work from home 0%±100 MN: 17.6% 0%±90.9 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 1.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hallock (36%)Argyle (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sinnott TownshipFew work in Tegner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.8 miLowest 19.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.0Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Tegner Township

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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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