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Bremen Township vs Millward Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.4× in Millward Township) and street grid (7× in Bremen Township).

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Bremen Township, MNA small town of 328Pine County · 328 people
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Millward Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 41 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.

Bremen TownshipA small town of 328
Quiet strengthsBremen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bremen Township →
Millward TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land33 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Millward 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.

Trails16.4×
Millward Township has more miles of trail
Millward Township 32.8 miBremen Township 2.0 mi
Street grid7×
Bremen Township has the more walkable street grid
Bremen Township 0.7Millward Township 0.1
Conserved land+58.5 pts
Millward Township has more conserved land
Millward Township 62.6%Bremen Township 4.1%
Size8×
Bremen Township is the bigger place
Bremen Township 328Millward Township 41
Median age25.1 yrs
Millward Township skews older
Millward Township 66.3Bremen Township 41.2
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Bremen Township
Bremen Township $1,706Millward Township $900
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Bremen 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.

Bremen Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Millward Township$860/mo
Typical home $150K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Bremen Township and Millward 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

Bremen Township and Millward Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bremen TownshipMillward TownshipBremen TownshipMillward Township
Bremen Township ↔ Millward Township4.2 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
Bremen TownshipMillward Township
Snow a year64″43″
January low-0°F-1°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)129d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th49th
Outdoors & history
Bremen TownshipMillward Township
Trails2 mi33 mi
Conserved land4.1%62.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Bremen TownshipMillward 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.

Bremen TownshipMillward Township
People
Population 328Highest 41Lowest
Median age 41.2±9.9Lowest 6% above MN 66.3±13.2Highest 71% above MN
Kids under 18 28.7%±11.3Highest MN: 22.9% 7.3%±60.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Bremen Township and Millward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22%±3Lowest MN: 17.3% 56.1%±52.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Millward Township and Bremen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 0%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.4%±24.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Millward Township and Bremen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,917±$12kHighest 7% below MN $54,375±$14kLowest 39% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,700±$18kHighest 32% below MN $150,000±$139kLowest 54% below MN
Bremen Township and Millward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,706Highest 49% below MN $900Lowest 73% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 8.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 46% above MN 36 minHighest 57% above MN
Work from home 22.4%±14.1Highest MN: 17.6% 20%±14.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Bremen Township and Millward 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 39.3 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.01Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (16%)McGregor (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Millward TownshipFew work in Bremen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.1%Lowest 62.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miLowest 32.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Highest 0.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Bremen Township

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Pine Lake Township481 people · $313K homes
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Kettle River Township531 people · $236K homes
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Birch Creek Township218 people · $258K homes
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Finlayson Township501 people · $244K homes

Towns like Bremen Township

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Hendrickson Township338 people · $262K 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.

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