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Barclay Township vs Powers Township

7 miles apart in Cass County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.8× in Powers Township) and growth since 2010 (+19.5 pts in Powers Township).

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Barclay Township, MNA small town of 569Cass County · 569 people
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Powers Township, MNA small town of 858Cass County · 858 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.

Barclay TownshipA small town of 569
Quiet strengthsBarclay Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barclay Township →
Powers TownshipA small town of 858
Quiet strengthsPowers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Powers 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.

Jobs per worker6.8×
Powers Township is more of a job hub
Powers Township 0.41Barclay Township 0.06
Growth since 2010+19.5 pts
Powers Township has grown faster since 2010
Powers Township +13.4%Barclay Township -6.1%
Seasonal homes+25.4 pts
Powers Township has more second homes
Powers Township 51.3%Barclay Township 25.9%
★ 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.

Barclay Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $255K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · Housing →
Powers Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Barclay Township and Powers 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
Barclay TownshipPowers Township
Snow a year39″39″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th17th
Outdoors & history
Barclay TownshipPowers Township
Trails3 mi2 mi
Conserved land5%3.4%
Community
Barclay TownshipPowers 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

7 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Barclay TownshipPowers TownshipBarclay TownshipPowers Township
Barclay Township ↔ Powers Township6.9 miles apart · Same county
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.

Barclay TownshipPowers Township
People
Population 569Lowest 858Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.1%Lowest MN: +7.6% +13.4%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.6±4.4Lowest 48% above MN 61.5±3.5Highest 59% above MN
Powers Township and Barclay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.1%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9% 11.5%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Barclay Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 41.4%±10.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Powers Township and Barclay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 14%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Barclay Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,637±$7kLowest 39% below MN $59,196±$8kHighest 34% below MN
Powers Township and Barclay Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $255,300±$47kHighest 22% below MN $242,200±$29kLowest 26% below MN
Barclay Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,163Lowest 65% below MN $1,242Highest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 18.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 27% below MN 20 minHighest 11% below MN
Work from home 12.7%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6% 8.2%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Barclay Township and Powers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 4.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pine River (13%)Pine River (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Powers TownshipFew work in Barclay Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.0Highest 1.9Lowest
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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