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%

Bruno Township$1,350/mo

Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

Kerrick Township$1,300/mo

Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Bruno Township and Kerrick 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.

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

Bruno TownshipKerrick Township

Snow a year64″64″

January low-0°F -0°F

July high78°F 78°F

Growing season (days)129d 129d

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

Outdoors & history

Bruno TownshipKerrick Township

Trails8 mi 4 mi

Conserved land4.9%2.3%

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here1 —

Community

Bruno TownshipKerrick 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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Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Bruno TownshipKerrick Township

People

Population 147Lowest 240Highest

Median age 60.1±7.7Highest 55% above MN 51.7±11.4Lowest 33% above MN

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

Kids under 18 4.1%±17.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.3%±5.7Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 33.3%±11.7Highest MN: 17.3% 29.2%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.7%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.3%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,125±$19kLowest 35% below MN $75,417±$15kHighest 15% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,000±$35kLowest 54% below MN $300,000±$44kHighest 9% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,212Lowest 64% below MN $2,148Highest 36% below MN

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

Below poverty line 8.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 50 minHighest 119% above MN 31 minLowest 37% above MN

Work from home 10.3%±10.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.5%±9.1Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 31.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.39Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (16%)Moose Lake (19%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kerrick TownshipFew work in Bruno Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.9%Highest 2.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 7.9 miHighest 3.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.8Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Bruno Township vs Kerrick Township

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