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Deer Township vs Hereim Township

Next-door neighbors in Roseau County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (21.7× in Deer Township) and property tax bill (+77% in Hereim Township).

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Deer Township, MNA small town of 145Roseau County · 145 people
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Hereim Township, MNA small town of 239Roseau County · 239 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.

Deer TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsDeer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deer Township →
Hereim TownshipA small town of 239
Quiet strengthsHereim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hereim Township →
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.

Jobs per worker21.7×
Deer Township is more of a job hub
Deer Township 8.67Hereim Township 0.40
Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Hereim Township
Hereim Township $1,697Deer Township $958
Average commute14 min
Hereim Township has the shorter commute
Deer Township 28 minHereim Township 15 min
Bachelor’s degree++17.3 pts
More adults in Hereim Township have a degree
Hereim Township 21.4%Deer Township 4.1%
Trails2×
Deer Township has more miles of trail
Deer Township 11.4 miHereim Township 5.8 mi
Work in town+12.7 pts
More of Deer Township’s workers stay in town
Deer Township 16.7%Hereim Township 4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Hereim 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.

Deer Township$880/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Hereim Township$1,040/mo
Typical home $171K (Census) · tax rate 0.99% · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Hereim Township and Deer 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

Deer Township and Hereim Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Deer TownshipHereim TownshipDeer TownshipHereim Township
Deer Township ↔ Hereim Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
13 Hereim Township residents work in Deer Township (13.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Hereim Township →
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
Deer TownshipHereim Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd73rd
Outdoors & history
Deer TownshipHereim Township
Trails11 mi6 mi
Conserved land0.2%0.9%
Community
Deer TownshipHereim 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.

Deer TownshipHereim Township
People
Population 145Lowest 239Highest
Median age 46.2±7Highest 19% above MN 45.1±10.6Lowest 16% above MN
Deer Township and Hereim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±11.4Highest MN: 22.9% 25.5%±11Lowest MN: 22.9%
Deer Township and Hereim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±16.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 18.8%±7.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Hereim Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±4.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Hereim Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,833±$16kHighest 26% below MN $60,000±$13kLowest 33% below MN
Deer Township and Hereim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $152,300±$43kLowest 54% below MN $170,800±$26kHighest 48% below MN
Hereim Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $958Lowest 71% below MN $1,697Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN 1979Highest same as MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 25% above MN 15 minLowest 35% below MN
Work from home 2.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 5.5%±4.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Hereim Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.7%Highest 4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.67Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (17%)Roseau (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hereim Township13% work in Deer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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