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Bear Park Township vs Rost Township

268 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+52% in Bear Park Township).

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Bear Park Township, MNA small town of 190Norman County · 190 people

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Rost Township, MNA small town of 205Jackson County · 205 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.

Bear Park TownshipA small town of 190

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

All about Bear Park Township →

Rost TownshipA small town of 205

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

All about Rost 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 worker+52%

Bear Park Township is more of a job hub

Bear Park Township 0.41Rost Township 0.27

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Bear Park Township$1,260/mo

Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

Rost Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Rost Township and Bear Park 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

Bear Park TownshipRost Township

Snow a year—49″

January low—5°F

July high—81°F

Growing season (days)—153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st 67th

Outdoors & history

Bear Park TownshipRost Township

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land0.8%—

Settled1881 —

Community

Bear Park TownshipRost 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

268 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bear Park TownshipNorman County Rost TownshipJackson County

Bear Park Township ↔ Rost Township268 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

Bear Park TownshipRost Township

People

Population 190Lowest 205Highest

Median age 37±13.3Highest 5% below MN 35.4±13Lowest 9% below MN

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

Kids under 18 29.5%±6.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.8%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 20.5%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3% 18.5%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±5.2Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,688±$11kLowest 16% below MN $85,938±$41kHighest 4% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $215,000±$33kLowest 35% below MN $237,500±$41kHighest 28% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$525 47% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,554Highest 54% below MN $1,475Lowest 56% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 9.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 2%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 30 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 19% above MN 28 minHighest 22% above MN

Work from home 9.7%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.8%±9.3Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 1.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Mahnomen (14%)Worthington (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rost TownshipFew work in Bear Park Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.8% 0.8%

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Bear Park Township vs Rost Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

268 miles apart

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