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Bashaw Township vs Selma Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Selma Township) and property tax bill (+18% in Selma Township).

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Bashaw Township, MNA small town of 188Brown County · 188 people
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Selma Township, MNA small town of 140Cottonwood County · 140 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.

Bashaw TownshipA small town of 188
Quiet strengthsBashaw Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bashaw Township →
Selma TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsSelma Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Selma 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 worker4.7×
Selma Township is more of a job hub
Selma Township 0.33Bashaw Township 0.07
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Selma Township
Selma Township $1,583Bashaw Township $1,343
Conserved land+8.3 pts
Bashaw Township has more conserved land
Bashaw Township 9.3%Selma Township 1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Selma 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.

Bashaw Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Selma Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Selma Township and Bashaw 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.

Where they are

Bashaw Township and Selma Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bashaw TownshipSelma TownshipBashaw TownshipSelma Township
Bashaw Township ↔ Selma Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Bashaw TownshipSelma Township
Snow a year42″50″
January low4°F5°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)150d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th27th
Outdoors & history
Bashaw TownshipSelma Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land9.3%1%
Settled—1874
Community
Bashaw TownshipSelma 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.

Bashaw TownshipSelma Township
People
Population 188Highest 140Lowest
Median age 57±4Highest 47% above MN 46.5±9.9Lowest 20% above MN
Bashaw Township and Selma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.2%±9.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 16.4%±11.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.7%±6.2Highest MN: 17.3% 32.1%±13.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bashaw Township and Selma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.6%±8.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $51,250±$15kLowest 42% below MN $78,125±$32kHighest 12% below MN
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $180,400±$37kLowest 45% below MN $264,300±$142kHighest 20% below MN
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$147 34% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,343Lowest 60% below MN $1,583Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 6% below MN 25 minHighest 9% above MN
Work from home 22.5%±10.3Highest MN: 17.6% 8.1%±7.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Bashaw Township and Selma 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 24.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.33Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (24%)Mountain Lake (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Selma TownshipFew work in Bashaw Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.3%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
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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