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Culdrum Township vs Hamburg

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (90.3× in Hamburg) and home values (+55% in Culdrum Township).

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Culdrum Township, MNA small town of 414Morrison County · 414 people
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Hamburg, MNA small town of 547Minnesota · 547 people
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.

Culdrum TownshipA small town of 414
Quiet strengthsCuldrum Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Culdrum Township →
HamburgA small town of 547
Quiet strengthsHamburg doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hamburg →
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.

★ 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.

Culdrum Township$2,120/mo
Typical home $371K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $760/mo · Housing →
Hamburg$2,190/mo
Typical home $348K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $955/mo · Housing →

The difference: $80 a month, about $900 a year, between Hamburg and Culdrum 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
Culdrum TownshipHamburg
Snow a year54″40″
January low-1°F5°F
July high79°F81°F
Growing season (days)134d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th26th
Outdoors & history
Culdrum TownshipHamburg
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.8%0%
National Register places—1
Community
Culdrum TownshipHamburg
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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Culdrum Township ↔ Hamburg92 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.

Culdrum TownshipHamburg
People
Population 414Lowest 547Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +10.3% MN: +7.6%
Median age 33.6±3Lowest 13% below MN 35.6±3.3Highest 8% below MN
Hamburg and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.2%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9% 25%±5.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Culdrum Township and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±4.3Highest MN: 17.3% 12.4%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Culdrum Township and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2.6Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±2.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Culdrum Township and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,000±$18kHighest 16% below MN $72,188±$24kLowest 19% below MN
Culdrum Township and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $371,400±$55kHighest 13% above MN $239,900±$21kLowest 27% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $760±$74Lowest 41% below MN $955±$46Highest 25% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,034Lowest 39% below MN $3,057Highest 9% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 23.1%±57.6Highest MN: 48.1% 17.5%±29Lowest MN: 48.1%
Culdrum Township and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 12.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 74.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 44% above MN 30 minLowest 30% above MN
Work from home 7%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 7.6%±5.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Hamburg and Culdrum Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 22.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Falls (31%)Chaska (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HamburgFew work in Culdrum Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 108Highest
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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