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Bartlett Township vs Lund Township

40 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Lund Township) and conserved land (+39 pts in Lund Township).

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Bartlett Township, MNA small town of 409Todd County · 409 people

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Lund Township, MNAn outdoors townDouglas County · 281 people

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.

Bartlett TownshipA small town of 409

Quiet strengthsBartlett Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Bartlett Township →

Lund TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors39.1% conserved land1.3 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Lund 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 worker5.3×

Lund Township is more of a job hub

Lund Township 0.21Bartlett Township 0.04

Conserved land+39 pts

Lund Township has more conserved land

Lund Township 39.1%Bartlett Township 0.1%

Seasonal homes+34.7 pts

Lund Township has more second homes

Lund Township 34.7%Bartlett Township 0%

Street grid+50%

Lund Township has the more walkable street grid

Lund Township 1.2Bartlett Township 0.8

Average commute4 min

Bartlett Township has the shorter commute

Lund Township 27 minBartlett Township 23 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Lund Township

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.

Down paymentRate%

Bartlett Township$1,290/mo

Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

Lund Township$1,470/mo

Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Lund Township and Bartlett 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

Bartlett TownshipLund Township

Snow a year51″—

January low-2°F —

July high78°F —

Growing season (days)141d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 25th

Outdoors & history

Bartlett TownshipLund Township

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0.1%39.1%

Settled1883 1872

Community

Bartlett TownshipLund Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bartlett TownshipTodd County Lund TownshipDouglas County

Bartlett Township ↔ Lund Township40 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Bartlett TownshipLund Township

People

Population 409Highest 281Lowest

Median age 45.8±6.3Lowest 18% above MN 46.7±5.8Highest 20% above MN

Lund Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25.2%±5.1Highest MN: 22.9% 23.5%±4.5Lowest MN: 22.9%

Bartlett Township and Lund Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 27.1%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 27.8%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3%

Lund Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.2%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±3.8Highest MN: 5.8%

Lund Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $60,938±$12kLowest 32% below MN $71,875±$18kHighest 19% below MN

Lund Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $217,500±$98kLowest 34% below MN $250,000±$52kHighest 24% below MN

Lund Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,817Lowest 46% below MN $1,967Highest 41% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 10%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Bartlett Township and Lund Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 12%Highest MN: 9.3% 8.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 27 minHighest 21% above MN

Work from home 17.5%±17Highest MN: 17.6% 9%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6%

Bartlett Township and Lund Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.21Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wadena (13%)Alexandria (44%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lund TownshipFew work in Bartlett Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 39.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 mi 1.3 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 8Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.2Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bartlett Township neighborsTown Square →

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Lund Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bartlett Township

Germania Township569 people · $212K homes

Aldrich Township679 people · $204K homes

Staples Township935 people · $192K homes

Stowe Prairie Township439 people · $179K homes

Towns like Bartlett Township

Shevlin Township416 people · $192K homes

Darling Township516 people · $308K homes

Wing River Township419 people · $278K homes

Newburg Township381 people · $199K homes

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.