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Drammen Township vs Augsburg Township

288 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (23 min in Augsburg Township).

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Drammen Township, MNA small town of 84Lincoln County · 84 people
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Augsburg Township, MNA small town of 109Marshall County · 109 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.

Drammen TownshipA small town of 84
Quiet strengthsDrammen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Drammen Township →
Augsburg TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsAugsburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Augsburg 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 · 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.

Drammen Township$910/mo
Typical home $156K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Augsburg Township$960/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Augsburg Township and Drammen 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.

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
Drammen TownshipAugsburg Township
Snow a year36″44″
January low4°F-5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)145d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd74th
Outdoors & history
Drammen TownshipAugsburg Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.4%0%
Settled—1884
National Register places1—
Community
Drammen TownshipAugsburg 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.

Where they are

288 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Drammen Township ↔ Augsburg Township288 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.

Drammen TownshipAugsburg Township
People
Population 84Lowest 109Highest
Median age 33.5±20.9Highest 14% below MN 32.5±5.2Lowest 16% below MN
Drammen Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±22.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.3%±15.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Augsburg Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±27.9Highest MN: 17.3% 7.3%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Drammen Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 37.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 8.3%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Augsburg Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $69,583±$47k 22% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $156,300±$136kLowest 53% below MN $168,800±$62kHighest 49% below MN
Augsburg Township and Drammen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Highest 68% below MN $950Lowest 72% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Augsburg Township and Drammen 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% 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 70.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 40 minHighest 74% above MN 17 minLowest 26% below MN
Work from home 37.1%±15.3Highest MN: 17.6% 15%±23Lowest MN: 17.6%
Drammen Township and Augsburg 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 24.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.87Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (22%)Stephen (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Augsburg TownshipFew work in Drammen Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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