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Aastad Township vs Buse Township

Next-door neighbors in Otter Tail County. The biggest differences: median age (20.4 yrs in Aastad Township) and household income (+46% in Aastad Township).

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Aastad Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 230 people
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Buse Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 612 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.

Aastad TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.1% conserved land3.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Aastad Township →
Buse TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.5% conserved land5.3 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves All about Buse 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.

Median age20.4 yrs
Aastad Township skews older
Aastad Township 53.1Buse Township 32.7
Household income+46%
Households in Aastad Township earn more
Aastad Township $135,250Buse Township $92,500
Jobs per worker2.8×
Buse Township is more of a job hub
Buse Township 0.45Aastad Township 0.16
Typical home built29 yrs
Aastad Township’s homes are older
Buse Township 1978Aastad Township 1949
Size2.7×
Buse Township is the bigger place
Buse Township 612Aastad Township 230
Homeowners+12.1 pts renters
Buse Township has more renters
Aastad Township 98.8%Buse Township 86.7%
★ What stands out · 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.

Aastad Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Buse Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $299K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Buse Township and Aastad 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.

Where they are

Aastad Township and Buse Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Aastad TownshipBuse TownshipAastad TownshipBuse Township
Aastad Township ↔ Buse Township4.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Aastad TownshipBuse Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th17th
Outdoors & history
Aastad TownshipBuse Township
Trails3 mi5 mi
Conserved land14.1%24.5%
Settled18711870
Famous people born here1—
Community
Aastad TownshipBuse 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.

Aastad TownshipBuse Township
People
Population 230Lowest 612Highest
Median age 53.1±9.3Highest 37% above MN 32.7±7Lowest 16% below MN
Kids under 18 25.7%±4.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 36.4%±6.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Buse Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3% 16%±0.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Aastad Township and Buse Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 25.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±2.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Aastad Township and Buse Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,250±$27kHighest 52% above MN $92,500±$10kLowest 4% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $271,900±$85kLowest 17% below MN $298,500±$40kHighest 9% below MN
Buse Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $725±$238 43% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,922Highest 43% below MN $1,896Lowest 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 50%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 86.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below MN 18 minLowest 22% below MN
Work from home 23%±13.5Highest MN: 17.6% 8.3%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Aastad Township and Buse Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.45Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (65%)Fergus Falls (64%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Buse TownshipFew work in Aastad Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.1%Lowest 24.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miLowest 5.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.3Highest
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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