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Barto Township vs Tyro Township

276 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (49 yrs in Tyro Township) and jobs per worker (2.9× in Tyro Township).

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Barto Township, MNA small town of 117Roseau County · 117 people
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Tyro Township, MNA small town of 115Yellow Medicine County · 115 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.

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 →
Tyro TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsTyro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tyro 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.

★ 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 →
Tyro Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between Tyro 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 TownshipTyro Township
Snow a year—48″
January low—5°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th54th
Outdoors & history
Barto TownshipTyro Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%3.4%
Community
Barto TownshipTyro 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

276 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Barto Township ↔ Tyro Township276 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 TownshipTyro Township
People
Population 117Highest 115Lowest
Median age 53.8±3.5Lowest 39% above MN 54.3±6.4Highest 40% above MN
Tyro Township and Barto 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% 15.7%±18.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Tyro 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% 33.9%±15.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Tyro 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% 20%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±8.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Barto Township and Tyro 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 $77,143±$30kLowest 13% below MN
Barto Township and Tyro 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 $233,300±$74kHighest 29% below MN
Tyro 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 $1,750Lowest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% above MN 24 minLowest 5% above MN
Work from home 7.4%±5.8Highest MN: 17.6% 3.3%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Barto Township and Tyro 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 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (29%)Canby (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tyro TownshipFew work in Barto Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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