Thomas County vs Lake of the Woods County

Side-by-side county comparison across all scoring dimensions.

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Thomas County leads overall

Higher composite score by 5.900000000000006 points and wins 6 of 9 available dimensions

Thomas County

Nebraska

National Rank #3

Overall Score

Lake of the Woods County

Minnesota

National Rank #17

Overall Score

Thomas County

Lake of the Woods County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 9 dimensions

🏛Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Thomas County

32.1

Lake of the Woods County

62.4BEST

Diff: 30.299999999999997 pts

🏠Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Thomas County

89BEST

Lake of the Woods County

48.3

Diff: 40.7 pts

💼Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Thomas County

73.3BEST

Lake of the Woods County

66.5

Diff: 6.799999999999997 pts

🛡SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Thomas County

97.5BEST

Lake of the Woods County

97.5BEST

Diff: 0 pts

❤HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Thomas County

74.3

Lake of the Woods County

86.8BEST

Diff: 12.5 pts

🎓SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Thomas County

95BEST

Lake of the Woods County

77.3

Diff: 17.700000000000003 pts

⚡Disaster RiskFEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

Thomas County

99.9BEST

Lake of the Woods County

96.5

Diff: 3.4000000000000057 pts

💧Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Thomas County

86BEST

Lake of the Woods County

86BEST

Diff: 0 pts

🌤Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events