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Barto Township vs Eastern Township

185 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4× in Barto Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Barto Township).

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Barto Township, MNA small town of 117Roseau County · 117 people
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Eastern Township, MNA small town of 148Otter Tail County · 148 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.

Barto TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsBarto Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barto Township →
Eastern TownshipA small town of 148
Quiet strengthsEastern Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Eastern 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.

Trails4×
Barto Township has more miles of trail
Barto Township 2.4 miEastern Township 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker2.8×
Barto Township is more of a job hub
Barto Township 0.17Eastern Township 0.06
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Barto Township
Barto Township $2,088Eastern Township $1,714
Average commute4 min
Barto Township has the shorter commute
Eastern Township 29 minBarto Township 25 min
★ 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.

Barto Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →
Eastern Township$1,410/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Eastern Township and Barto 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
Barto TownshipEastern Township
Snow a year—54″
January low—-1°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th21st
Outdoors & history
Barto TownshipEastern Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%6.5%
Settled—1875
Community
Barto TownshipEastern 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

185 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Barto TownshipRoseau CountyEastern TownshipOtter Tail County
Barto Township ↔ Eastern Township185 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.

Barto TownshipEastern Township
People
Population 117Lowest 148Highest
Median age 53.8±3.5Highest 39% above MN 51±14.1Lowest 31% above MN
Barto Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12%±16.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.7%±12.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Eastern Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±16.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 16.2%±10.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Eastern Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±7.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Barto Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $96,250±$26kHighest 8% above MN $88,250±$8kLowest about the MN average
Barto Township and Eastern Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $212,500±$52kLowest 35% below MN $242,200±$35kHighest 26% below MN
Eastern Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,088Highest 38% below MN $1,714Lowest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 29 minHighest 27% above MN
Work from home 7.4%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.5%±7.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Eastern Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (29%)Alexandria (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eastern TownshipFew work in Barto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 6.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Barto Township

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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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