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Buzzle Township vs Lammers Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.5× in Lammers Township) and property tax bill (+42% in Lammers Township).

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Buzzle Township, MNA small town of 307Beltrami County · 307 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.

Buzzle TownshipA small town of 307
Quiet strengthsBuzzle Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Buzzle 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.

Jobs per worker6.5×
Lammers Township is more of a job hub
Lammers Township 0.91Buzzle Township 0.14
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Lammers Township
Lammers Township $2,148Buzzle Township $1,509
Trails2.3×
Buzzle Township has more miles of trail
Buzzle Township 18.5 miLammers Township 8.1 mi
Average commute7 min
Lammers Township has the shorter commute
Buzzle Township 39 minLammers Township 32 min
Size2.3×
Lammers Township is the bigger place
Lammers Township 691Buzzle Township 307
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Lammers 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.

Buzzle Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $1,356/mo · Housing →
Lammers Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Lammers Township and Buzzle 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

Buzzle Township and Lammers Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Buzzle TownshipLammers TownshipBuzzle TownshipLammers Township
Buzzle Township ↔ Lammers Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Buzzle TownshipLammers Township
Snow a year—52″
January low—-4°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th37th
Outdoors & history
Buzzle TownshipLammers Township
Trails19 mi8 mi
Conserved land2.6%2.4%
Community
Buzzle 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.

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.

Buzzle TownshipLammers Township
People
Population 307Lowest 691Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +1.7% MN: +7.6%
Median age 38.2±4.8Highest about the MN average 35.9±9.6Lowest 7% below MN
Buzzle Township and Lammers Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.6%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 28.2%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Lammers Township and Buzzle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±2.9Highest MN: 17.3% 15.8%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Buzzle 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+ 29.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 24.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±4.5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Buzzle 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 $66,000±$18kLowest 26% below MN $96,667±$13kHighest 9% above MN
Lammers Township and Buzzle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $239,300±$71kLowest 27% below MN $277,300±$34kHighest 16% below MN
Lammers Township and Buzzle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,356±$51 6% above MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,509Lowest 55% 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 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 70% above MN 32 minLowest 39% above MN
Work from home 1.9%±1.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 4.9%±2.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Lammers Township and Buzzle Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 1.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Bemidji (58%)Bemidji (55%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lammers TownshipFew work in Buzzle Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 2.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 18.5 miHighest 8.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.0Highest
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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