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Albin Township vs Stark Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: trails (29× in Stark Township) and jobs per worker (+93% in Albin Township).

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Albin Township, MNA small town of 249Brown County · 249 people
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Stark Township, MNA small town of 224Brown County · 224 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.

Albin TownshipA small town of 249
Quiet strengthsAlbin Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Albin Township →
Stark TownshipA small town of 224
Quiet strengthsStark Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stark 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.

Trails29×
Stark Township has more miles of trail
Stark Township 2.9 miAlbin Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker+93%
Albin Township is more of a job hub
Albin Township 0.29Stark Township 0.15
★ What stands out · Where they are

Albin Township and Stark Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Albin TownshipStark TownshipAlbin TownshipStark Township
Albin Township ↔ Stark Township4.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Albin Township residents work in Stark Township (1.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Albin Township →
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.

Albin Township$1,760/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Stark Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Albin Township and Stark 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.

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
Albin TownshipStark Township
Snow a year50″38″
January low5°F7°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Albin TownshipStark Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.5%2.3%
Settled18701868
Community
Albin TownshipStark 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.

Albin TownshipStark Township
People
Population 249Highest 224Lowest
Median age 49.6±5.7Highest 28% above MN 47.8±8.2Lowest 23% above MN
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±4.9Highest MN: 22.9% 20.5%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±5Highest MN: 17.3% 20.1%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±7.4Highest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±5.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,250±$23kLowest 9% below MN $86,250±$12kHighest 3% below MN
Stark Township and Albin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $308,300±$62kHighest 6% below MN $296,400±$52kLowest 10% below MN
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,703Highest 49% below MN $1,636Lowest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Stark Township and Albin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 9 yrs older than MN 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 12% below MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 14.9%±7.2Highest MN: 17.6% 8%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Albin Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.15Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (41%)New Ulm (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Stark TownshipFew work in Albin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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