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Vining vs Hickory Township

119 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.7× in Vining) and trails (10.5× in Hickory Township).

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Vining, MNA small town of 86Minnesota · 86 people
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Hickory Township, MNA small town of 98Pennington County · 98 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.

ViningA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsVining doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Hickory TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHickory Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hickory 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.

Street grid20.7×
Vining has the more walkable street grid
Vining 18.6Hickory Township 0.9
Trails10.5×
Hickory Township has more miles of trail
Hickory Township 6.3 miVining 0.6 mi
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
ViningHickory Township
Snow a year46″—
January low-2°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)141d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st95th
Outdoors & history
ViningHickory Township
Trails1 mi6 mi
Conserved land0%0.7%
Community
ViningHickory 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

119 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ViningMNHickory TownshipPennington County
Vining ↔ Hickory Township119 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.

ViningHickory Township
People
Population 86Lowest 98Highest
Median age 34.3±12.8Lowest 12% below MN 35±18.9Highest 10% below MN
Hickory Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36%±37.7Highest MN: 22.9% 35.7%±23.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Vining and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7%±30.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.3%±21.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Hickory Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 3.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Vining and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $46,250±$1k 48% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $125,000±$112k 62% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $875 74% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 60.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below MN 25 minHighest 10% above MN
Work from home 48.5%±61.9Highest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±13.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Vining and Hickory 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 26.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Alexandria (19%)Thief River Falls (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hickory TownshipFew work in Vining
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 6.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.6Highest 0.9Lowest
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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