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Delafield Township vs Great Bend Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (3.5× in Great Bend Township) and home values (+50% in Great Bend Township).

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Delafield Township, MNA small town of 213Jackson County · 213 people
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Great Bend Township, MNA regional job hubCottonwood County · 352 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.

Delafield TownshipA small town of 213
Quiet strengthsDelafield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Delafield 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $630 more a month in Great Bend 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.

Delafield Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $217K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →
Great Bend Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $630 a month, about $7,500 a year, between Great Bend Township and Delafield 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

Delafield Township and Great Bend Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Delafield TownshipGreat Bend TownshipDelafield TownshipGreat Bend Township
Delafield Township ↔ Great Bend Township7.5 miles apart · They share a border
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
Delafield TownshipGreat Bend Township
Snow a year49″44″
January low5°F8°F
July high81°F84°F
Growing season (days)153d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd68th
Outdoors & history
Delafield TownshipGreat Bend Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land7%1.6%
Settled—1870
Community
Delafield TownshipGreat Bend 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.

Delafield TownshipGreat Bend Township
People
Population 213Lowest 352Highest
Median age 46.5±14.4Highest 20% above MN 38.7±8.1Lowest about the MN average
Delafield Township and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23%±9.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.6%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Great Bend Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.1%±3.5Highest MN: 17.3% 18.5%±6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Delafield Township and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Great Bend Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,917±$39kHighest 27% above MN $68,750±$19kLowest 23% below MN
Delafield Township and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $216,700±$26kLowest 34% below MN $325,000±$41kHighest about the MN average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $792±$380 38% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,618Lowest 52% below MN $2,306Highest 31% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 39.1%±85.1Highest MN: 48.1%
Great Bend Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 76.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Highest 11 yrs older than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 30% below MN 16 minLowest 30% below MN
Work from home 10.7%±5.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.9%±6.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Great Bend Township and Delafield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 5.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.44Lowest 2.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jackson (29%)Windom (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Great Bend TownshipFew work in Delafield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.6Highest
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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