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Big Bend Township vs Mandt Township

Next-door neighbors in Chippewa County. The biggest differences: work from home (+28.5 pts in Big Bend Township) and property tax bill (+66% in Mandt Township).

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Big Bend Township, MNA small town of 223Chippewa County · 223 people

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Mandt Township, MNA small town of 115Chippewa County · 115 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.

Big Bend TownshipA small town of 223

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

All about Big Bend Township →

Mandt TownshipA small town of 115

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

All about Mandt Township →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+28.5 pts

More people work from home in Big Bend Township

Big Bend Township 33.9%Mandt Township 5.4%

Property tax bill+66%

Tax bills are bigger in Mandt Township

Mandt Township $1,500Big Bend Township $906

Home values+51%

Homes cost more in Mandt Township

Mandt Township $250,000Big Bend Township $165,900

Trails2.3×

Mandt Township has more miles of trail

Mandt Township 1.8 miBig Bend Township 0.8 mi

Homeowners+8.9 pts renters

Mandt Township has more renters

Big Bend Township 98.3%Mandt Township 89.4%

Street grid+42%

Big Bend Township has the more walkable street grid

Big Bend Township 1.7Mandt Township 1.2

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Mandt 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%

Big Bend Township$950/mo

Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

Mandt Township$1,440/mo

Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Mandt Township and Big Bend 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

Big Bend Township and Mandt Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Big Bend TownshipMandt Township

Big Bend Township ↔ Mandt Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

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

Big Bend TownshipMandt Township

Snow a year51″46″

January low4°F 2°F

July high85°F 82°F

Growing season (days)151d 149d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 48th

Outdoors & history

Big Bend TownshipMandt Township

Trails1 mi 2 mi

Conserved land4.3%3.4%

Settled1874 1876

Community

Big Bend TownshipMandt 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.

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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

Big Bend TownshipMandt Township

People

Population 223Highest 115Lowest

Median age 54.8±16.9Highest 41% above MN 38.6±6.5Lowest about the MN average

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

Kids under 18 17.5%±9Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.2%±17.6Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 31.8%±9.5Highest MN: 17.3% 22.6%±16Lowest MN: 17.3%

Big Bend Township and Mandt 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% 19.5%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.7%±9.1Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $96,875±$35kLowest 9% above MN $107,813±$5kHighest 21% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,900±$12kLowest 50% below MN $250,000±$42kHighest 24% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $906Lowest 73% below MN $1,500Highest 55% below MN

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

Below poverty line 5.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 98.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.4%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 22 minHighest 5% below MN 21 minLowest 6% below MN

Work from home 33.9%±19.5Highest MN: 17.6% 5.4%±7.1Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 21.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Montevideo (29%)Montevideo (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mandt TownshipFew work in Big Bend Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.3%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 1.8 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.2Lowest

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.

Big Bend Township vs Mandt Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Mandt Township

Big Bend Township and Mandt Township share a border

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