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Deer Township vs Huss Township

Next-door neighbors in Roseau County. The biggest differences: work in town (+16.7 pts in Deer Township) and average commute (8 min in Huss Township).

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Deer Township, MNA small town of 145Roseau County · 145 people
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Huss Township, MNA small town of 99Roseau County · 99 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 →
Huss TownshipA small town of 99
Quiet strengthsHuss Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huss 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.

Work in town+16.7 pts
More of Deer Township’s workers stay in town
Deer Township 16.7%Huss Township 0%
Average commute8 min
Huss Township has the shorter commute
Deer Township 28 minHuss Township 20 min
Bachelor’s degree++14.2 pts
More adults in Huss Township have a degree
Huss Township 18.3%Deer Township 4.1%
Trails+52%
Deer Township has more miles of trail
Deer Township 11.4 miHuss Township 7.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Huss 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 →
Huss Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Huss 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 Huss Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Deer TownshipHuss TownshipDeer TownshipHuss Township
Deer Township ↔ Huss Township5.6 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
Deer TownshipHuss Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd73rd
Outdoors & history
Deer TownshipHuss Township
Trails11 mi8 mi
Conserved land0.2%1.4%
Community
Deer TownshipHuss 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 TownshipHuss Township
People
Population 145Highest 99Lowest
Median age 46.2±7Lowest 19% above MN 53±15Highest 37% above MN
Huss Township and Deer 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% 14.1%±18.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Deer Township and Huss Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±16.8Highest MN: 17.3% 9.1%±28Lowest MN: 17.3%
Deer Township and Huss 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% 18.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±9.8 MN: 5.8% 0%±14.3 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,833±$16kLowest 26% below MN $167,500±$147kHighest 88% above MN
Huss Township and Deer 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 $250,000±$118kHighest 24% below MN
Huss 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 $1,083Highest 68% below MN
Below poverty line 11%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 25% above MN 20 minLowest 11% below MN
Work from home 2.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 41.2%±40.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Huss 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 8.67Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (17%)Roseau (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Huss Township18% work in Deer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.2%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 11.4 miHighest 7.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest
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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