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Comfrey vs Round Lake

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.8× in Comfrey) and street grid (3.4× in Comfrey).

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Comfrey, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 338 people
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Round Lake, MNA small town of 333Minnesota · 333 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.

ComfreyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 32%of MN districts Housing$286K typical home18% below the MN typical home All about Comfrey →
Round LakeA small town of 333
Quiet strengthsRound Lake doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Round Lake →
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 worker6.8×
Comfrey is more of a job hub
Comfrey 0.41Round Lake 0.06
Street grid3.4×
Comfrey has the more walkable street grid
Comfrey 107Round Lake 31.7
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Comfrey
Comfrey $1,513Round Lake $1,031
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,210 more a month in Comfrey

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.

Comfrey$1,880/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $622/mo · Housing →
Round Lake$660/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →

The difference: $1,210 a month, about $14,600 a year, between Comfrey and Round Lake.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CComfreyBetter than 32% of districts in the state –Round LakeNot graded
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
ComfreyRound Lake
Snow a year42″46″
January low4°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)150d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th40th
Outdoors & history
ComfreyRound Lake
Settled1902—
Community
ComfreyRound Lake
Library hours a week28 hrs—
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

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ComfreyMNRound LakeMN
Comfrey ↔ Round Lake49 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.

ComfreyRound Lake
People
Population 338Highest 333Lowest
Median age 42.7±6Lowest 10% above MN 44.5±9.6Highest 15% above MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.7%±7.7Highest MN: 22.9% 14.7%±5.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±4.9Highest MN: 17.3% 15.9%±4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.7%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,875±$21kLowest 31% below MN $71,667±$19kHighest 20% below MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $96,300±$17kLowest 71% below MN $109,900±$19kHighest 67% below MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $622±$58 51% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,513Highest 55% below MN $1,031Lowest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.1%±15.8Highest MN: 48.1% 5%±43.8Lowest MN: 48.1%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 13.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 74.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 9% below MN 22 minHighest 4% below MN
Work from home 1.5%±2Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.1%±10.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.4%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (34%)Worthington (32%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Round LakeFew work in Comfrey
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 31.7Lowest
Schools
School district COMFREY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Comfrey Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.7 —
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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