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Buse Township vs Lammers Township

103 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (14 min in Buse Township) and conserved land (+22.1 pts in Buse Township).

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Buse Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 612 people
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Lammers Township, MNA small town of 691Beltrami County · 691 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.

Buse TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors24.5% conserved land5.3 miles of trails across 9 parks and preserves All about Buse Township →
Lammers TownshipA small town of 691
Quiet strengthsLammers Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lammers 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.

Average commute14 min
Buse Township has the shorter commute
Lammers Township 32 minBuse Township 18 min
Conserved land+22.1 pts
Buse Township has more conserved land
Buse Township 24.5%Lammers Township 2.4%
Jobs per worker2×
Lammers Township is more of a job hub
Lammers Township 0.91Buse Township 0.45
Typical home built13 yrs
Buse Township’s homes are older
Lammers Township 1991Buse Township 1978
Trails+53%
Lammers Township has more miles of trail
Lammers Township 8.1 miBuse Township 5.3 mi
★ 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.

Buse Township$1,720/mo
Typical home $299K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Lammers Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Buse Township and Lammers 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
Buse TownshipLammers Township
Snow a year50″52″
January low-1°F-4°F
July high80°F79°F
Growing season (days)149d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th37th
Outdoors & history
Buse TownshipLammers Township
Trails5 mi8 mi
Conserved land24.5%2.4%
Settled1870—
Community
Buse TownshipLammers 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.

Where they are

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buse TownshipOtter Tail CountyLammers TownshipBeltrami County
Buse Township ↔ Lammers Township103 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.

Buse TownshipLammers Township
People
Population 612Lowest 691Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.7% MN: +7.6%
Median age 32.7±7Lowest 16% below MN 35.9±9.6Highest 7% below MN
Lammers Township and Buse Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.4%±6.4Highest MN: 22.9% 28.2%±6.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16%±0.7Highest MN: 17.3% 15.8%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 24.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2.1Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $92,500±$10kLowest 4% above MN $96,667±$13kHighest 9% above MN
Lammers Township and Buse Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $298,500±$40kHighest 9% below MN $277,300±$34kLowest 16% below MN
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$238 43% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,896Lowest 44% below MN $2,148Highest 36% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 32 minHighest 39% above MN
Work from home 8.3%±7.5Highest MN: 17.6% 4.9%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Buse Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 4.3 miLowest 13.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.45Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (64%)Bemidji (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lammers TownshipFew work in Buse Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 24.5%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miLowest 8.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 1.0Lowest
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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