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Workman Township vs Libby Township

Next-door neighbors in Aitkin County. The biggest differences: trails (9.7× in Workman Township) and street grid (2.5× in Workman Township).

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Workman Township, MNA small town of 164Aitkin County · 164 people
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Libby Township, MNA small town of 56Aitkin County · 56 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.

Workman TownshipA small town of 164
Quiet strengthsWorkman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Workman Township →
Libby TownshipA small town of 56
Quiet strengthsLibby Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Libby 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.

Trails9.7×
Workman Township has more miles of trail
Workman Township 18.5 miLibby Township 1.9 mi
Street grid2.5×
Workman Township has the more walkable street grid
Workman Township 0.5Libby Township 0.2
Property tax bill+38%
Tax bills are bigger in Workman Township
Workman Township $1,867Libby Township $1,350
Bachelor’s degree++18.8 pts
More adults in Libby Township have a degree
Libby Township 33.9%Workman Township 15.1%
Homeowners+15.5 pts renters
Libby Township has more renters
Workman Township 97.3%Libby Township 81.8%
Size2.9×
Workman Township is the bigger place
Workman Township 164Libby Township 56
★ What stands out · Where they are

Workman Township and Libby Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Workman TownshipLibby TownshipWorkman TownshipLibby Township
Workman Township ↔ Libby Township5.7 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Workman Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $350K (Census) · tax rate 0.53% · Housing →
Libby Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $358K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Workman TownshipLibby Township
Snow a year59″59″
January low-3°F-3°F
July high76°F76°F
Growing season (days)107d107d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th80th
Outdoors & history
Workman TownshipLibby Township
Trails19 mi2 mi
Conserved land6.4%4.5%
Archive photos—1
Community
Workman TownshipLibby 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.

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.

Workman TownshipLibby Township
People
Population 164Highest 56Lowest
Median age 59±10.3Lowest 52% above MN 72.5±13Highest 87% above MN
Libby Township and Workman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 7.3%±11.1Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±50.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Workman Township and Libby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 42.7%±11.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 60.7%±33.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Libby Township and Workman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±4.5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±18.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Workman Township and Libby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,786±$28kHighest 19% below MN $59,375±$33kLowest 33% below MN
Workman Township and Libby Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $350,000±$31kLowest 6% above MN $358,300±$107kHighest 9% above MN
Libby Township and Workman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,867Highest 44% below MN $1,350Lowest 60% below MN
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 81.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN 1986Lowest 7 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 min 73% above MN —
Work from home 14.3%±12.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 61.5%±64.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Libby Township and Workman 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 43.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (15%)McGregor (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Libby TownshipFew work in Workman Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.4%Highest 4.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.5 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Highest 0.2Lowest
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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