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Brandrup Township vs Bluffton

63 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (151× in Brandrup Township) and street grid (9.8× in Bluffton).

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Brandrup Township, MNA small town of 195Wilkin County · 195 people
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Bluffton, MNA small town of 263Minnesota · 263 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.

Brandrup TownshipA small town of 195
Quiet strengthsBrandrup Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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BlufftonA small town of 263
Quiet strengthsBluffton doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bluffton →
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.

Trails151×
Brandrup Township has more miles of trail
Brandrup Township 15.1 miBluffton 0.1 mi
Street grid9.8×
Bluffton has the more walkable street grid
Bluffton 9.8Brandrup Township 1.0
Typical home built37 yrs
Brandrup Township’s homes are older
Bluffton 1975Brandrup Township 1938
Jobs per worker2.1×
Bluffton is more of a job hub
Bluffton 0.35Brandrup Township 0.17
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Bluffton
Bluffton $1,650Brandrup Township $1,300
★ 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.

Brandrup Township$1,090/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Bluffton$1,090/mo
Typical home $182K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Brandrup TownshipBluffton
Snow a year49″51″
January low1°F-2°F
July high82°F78°F
Growing season (days)152d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th48th
Outdoors & history
Brandrup TownshipBluffton
Trails15 mi—
Conserved land0.9%—
Settled—1880
National Register places1—
Archive photos12
Community
Brandrup TownshipBluffton
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.

Where they are

63 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Brandrup TownshipWilkin CountyBlufftonMN
Brandrup Township ↔ Bluffton63 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.

Brandrup TownshipBluffton
People
Population 195Lowest 263Highest
Median age 26.8±14.4Highest 31% below MN 24.8±6.6Lowest 36% below MN
Brandrup Township and Bluffton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 42.1%±19.1Highest MN: 22.9% 33.5%±6.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Brandrup Township and Bluffton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 4.1%±14.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 8.4%±8.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Bluffton and Brandrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Brandrup Township and Bluffton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $100,417±$20k 13% above MN $100,417±$17k 13% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$47kHighest 43% below MN $182,300±$21kLowest 45% below MN
Brandrup Township and Bluffton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $825±$97 36% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,300Lowest 61% below MN $1,650Highest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 42.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Bluffton and Brandrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 83.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 8% below MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN
Work from home 0%±11.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 2.7%±4Highest MN: 17.6%
Bluffton and Brandrup Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Breckenridge (11%)Perham (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BlufftonFew work in Brandrup Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 15.1 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 9.8Highest
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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