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Deerfield Township vs Sobieski

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10× in Sobieski) and trails (7× in Deerfield Township).

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Deerfield Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 157 people
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Sobieski, MNA small town of 192Minnesota · 192 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.

Deerfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.7% conserved land2.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Deerfield Township →
SobieskiA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsSobieski doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sobieski →
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.

Street grid10×
Sobieski has the more walkable street grid
Sobieski 3.0Deerfield Township 0.3
Trails7×
Deerfield Township has more miles of trail
Deerfield Township 2.1 miSobieski 0.3 mi
Average commute21 min
Deerfield Township has the shorter commute
Sobieski 41 minDeerfield Township 19 min
Seasonal homes+37 pts
Deerfield Township has more second homes
Deerfield Township 42.9%Sobieski 5.9%
Typical home built37 yrs
Sobieski’s homes are older
Deerfield Township 1997Sobieski 1960
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Sobieski
Sobieski $1,450Deerfield Township $1,000
★ 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.

Deerfield Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $208K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · Housing →
Sobieski$1,120/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Deerfield Township and Sobieski.

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
Deerfield TownshipSobieski
Snow a year—51″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th65th
Outdoors & history
Deerfield TownshipSobieski
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land15.7%—
Community
Deerfield TownshipSobieski
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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Deerfield TownshipCass CountySobieskiMN
Deerfield Township ↔ Sobieski64 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.

Deerfield TownshipSobieski
People
Population 157Lowest 192Highest
Median age 31.8±12.2Lowest 18% below MN 32.7±9.7Highest 16% below MN
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.8%±9.8Highest MN: 22.9% 27.6%±6.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±14.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.3%±6.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±9.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,250±$20kLowest 37% below MN $76,250±$44kHighest 14% below MN
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $208,300±$47kHighest 37% below MN $190,600±$39kLowest 42% below MN
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,000±$428 22% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 70% below MN $1,450Highest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 12.5%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 40.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 86.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 15% below MN 41 minHighest 79% above MN
Work from home 15.5%±7.7Highest MN: 17.6% 12.6%±9.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski 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 24.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.20Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hackensack (11%)Little Falls (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SobieskiFew work in Deerfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.1 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 3.0Highest
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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