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Birch Township vs Taylor Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: household income (2.4× in Taylor Township) and property tax bill (+65% in Taylor Township).

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Birch Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 60 people
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Taylor Township, MNAn outdoors townBeltrami County · 137 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.

Birch TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors60.8% conserved land9.2 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Birch Township →
Taylor TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41% conserved land7.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Taylor 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.

Household income2.4×
Households in Taylor Township earn more
Taylor Township $91,875Birch Township $38,750
Property tax bill+65%
Tax bills are bigger in Taylor Township
Taylor Township $3,025Birch Township $1,833
Home values+44%
Homes cost more in Taylor Township
Taylor Township $338,200Birch Township $235,400
Street grid2×
Birch Township has the more walkable street grid
Birch Township 0.6Taylor Township 0.3
Conserved land+19.8 pts
Birch Township has more conserved land
Birch Township 60.8%Taylor Township 41%
Average commute8 min
Birch Township has the shorter commute
Taylor Township 33 minBirch Township 24 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Taylor 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.

Birch Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $235K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →
Taylor Township$2,030/mo
Typical home $338K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Taylor Township and Birch 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

Birch Township and Taylor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Birch TownshipTaylor TownshipBirch TownshipTaylor Township
Birch Township ↔ Taylor Township5.7 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
Birch TownshipTaylor Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)131d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Birch TownshipTaylor Township
Trails9 mi8 mi
Conserved land60.8%41%
National Register places—1
Community
Birch TownshipTaylor 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.

Birch TownshipTaylor Township
People
Population 60Lowest 137Highest
Median age 59.5±25Highest 53% above MN 45.1±7.2Lowest 16% above MN
Birch Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±24.6Highest MN: 22.9% 21.2%±10.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Birch Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.3%±30.4Highest MN: 17.3% 23.4%±11.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Birch Township and Taylor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 31%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±17.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.6%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Taylor Township and Birch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,750±$26kLowest 56% below MN $91,875±$14kHighest 3% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $235,400±$18kLowest 29% below MN $338,200±$42kHighest about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Lowest 45% below MN $3,025Highest 10% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 10%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 7% above MN 33 minHighest 43% above MN
Work from home 7.1%±13.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.5%±7.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Taylor Township and Birch 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 21.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (56%)Bemidji (62%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Taylor TownshipFew work in Birch Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 60.8%Highest 41%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.2 miHighest 7.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Highest 0.3Lowest
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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