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Davis Township vs Spring Brook Township

Next-door neighbors in Kittson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Davis Township) and trails (3× in Davis Township).

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Davis Township, MNA small town of 59Kittson County · 59 people
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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 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.

Davis TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsDavis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis Township →
Spring Brook TownshipA small town of 39
Quiet strengthsSpring Brook Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Brook 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.

★ What stands out · Where they are

Davis Township and Spring Brook Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Davis TownshipSpring Brook TownshipDavis TownshipSpring Brook Township
Davis Township ↔ Spring Brook Township6.2 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
Davis TownshipSpring Brook Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th79th
Outdoors & history
Davis TownshipSpring Brook Township
Trails7 mi2 mi
Conserved land0%0.3%
Settled18821884
Community
Davis TownshipSpring Brook 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.

Davis TownshipSpring Brook Township
People
Population 59Highest 39Lowest
Median age 61.3±8.1Lowest 58% above MN 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 1.7%±45Lowest MN: 22.9% 10.3%±63.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 40.7%±36.7Highest MN: 17.3% 25.6%±70Lowest MN: 17.3%
Davis Township and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 63.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 41.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±17.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±26.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,250±$15k 19% above MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $128,100±$45k 61% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,250Highest 63% below MN $1,050Lowest 69% below MN
Below poverty line 1.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min about the MN average —
Work from home 3.7%±7Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6%
Davis Township and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.42Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hallock (25%)Karlstad (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Brook TownshipFew work in Davis Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.6 miHighest 2.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
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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