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Bloomfield Township vs Bennington Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+88% in Bennington Township) and average commute (11 min in Bennington Township).

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Bloomfield Township, MNA small town of 423Fillmore County · 423 people

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Bennington Township, MNA small town of 116Mower County · 116 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.

Bloomfield TownshipA small town of 423

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

All about Bloomfield Township →

Bennington TownshipA small town of 116

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

All about Bennington 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.

Property tax bill+88%

Tax bills are bigger in Bennington Township

Bennington Township $2,833Bloomfield Township $1,508

Average commute11 min

Bennington Township has the shorter commute

Bloomfield Township 34 minBennington Township 23 min

Bloomfield Township is the bigger place

Bloomfield Township 423Bennington Township 116

Typical home built20 yrs

Bloomfield Township’s homes are older

Bennington Township 1971Bloomfield Township 1951

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $370 more a month in Bennington 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%

Bloomfield Township$1,590/mo

Typical home $279K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Bennington Township$1,960/mo

Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →

The difference: $370 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Bennington Township and Bloomfield 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

Bloomfield Township and Bennington Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bloomfield TownshipBennington Township

Bloomfield Township ↔ Bennington Township6.7 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

Bloomfield TownshipBennington Township

Snow a year51″51″

January low5°F 5°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)146d 146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th 53rd

Outdoors & history

Bloomfield TownshipBennington Township

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land1.7%0.8%

Settled1858 —

Community

Bloomfield TownshipBennington 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.

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

Bloomfield TownshipBennington Township

People

Population 423Highest 116Lowest

Median age 44.1±8.7Lowest 14% above MN 46±13.7Highest 19% above MN

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

Kids under 18 25.1%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9% 23.3%±12.9Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 22.7%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.3%±16.1Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.9%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±9Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $113,375±$16kLowest 27% above MN $114,375±$33kHighest 28% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $278,800±$77kLowest 15% below MN $329,200±$56kHighest about the MN average

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$88 12% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,508Lowest 55% below MN $2,833Highest 16% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 16.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than MN 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 50% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average

Work from home 16.6%±10.9Highest MN: 17.6% 9.2%±5.4Lowest MN: 17.6%

Bloomfield Township and Bennington 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 24.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (34%)Rochester (50%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bennington TownshipFew work in Bloomfield Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1 1.1

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Bloomfield Township

Forestville Township405 people · $233K homes

Beaver Township236 people · $250K homes

Spring Valley Township564 people · $357K homes

Fillmore Township492 people · $336K homes

Towns like Bloomfield Township

Hayland Township477 people · $333K homes

Vermillion399 people · $319K homes

Freedom Township406 people · $231K homes

Orange Township383 people · $243K homes

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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.