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Dunn Township vs Mission Township

90 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (26.4× in Mission Township) and property tax bill (+68% in Dunn Township).

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Dunn Township, MNA small town of 929Otter Tail County · 929 people
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Mission Township, MNA small town of 783Crow Wing County · 783 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.

Dunn TownshipA small town of 929
Quiet strengthsDunn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dunn Township →
Mission TownshipA small town of 783
Quiet strengthsMission Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mission 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.

Trails26.4×
Mission Township has more miles of trail
Mission Township 31.7 miDunn Township 1.2 mi
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Dunn Township
Dunn Township $3,555Mission Township $2,116
Seasonal homes+21.1 pts
Dunn Township has more second homes
Dunn Township 70%Mission Township 48.9%
Average commute8 min
Dunn Township has the shorter commute
Mission Township 40 minDunn Township 32 min
Growth since 2010+5.3 pts
Dunn Township has grown faster since 2010
Dunn Township +2.7%Mission Township -2.6%
Jobs per worker+56%
Dunn Township is more of a job hub
Dunn Township 0.50Mission Township 0.32
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $190 more a month in Dunn 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.

Dunn Township$2,590/mo
Typical home $437K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Mission Township$2,400/mo
Typical home $425K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $958/mo · Housing →

The difference: $190 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Dunn Township and Mission 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
Dunn TownshipMission Township
Snow a year54″39″
January low—-1°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th67th
Outdoors & history
Dunn TownshipMission Township
Trails1 mi32 mi
Conserved land7%6.6%
Community
Dunn TownshipMission 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

90 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dunn TownshipOtter Tail CountyMission TownshipCrow Wing County
Dunn Township ↔ Mission Township90 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.

Dunn TownshipMission Township
People
Population 929Highest 783Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.7%Highest MN: +7.6% -2.6%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 60.4±6.7Highest 56% above MN 58.4±3.2Lowest 51% above MN
Dunn Township and Mission Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 6.1%±2.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 8.8%±3.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Mission Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 41.7%±12.9Highest MN: 17.3% 35.5%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Dunn Township and Mission Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 36.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Mission Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,527±$7kLowest 12% below MN $80,662±$7kHighest 9% below MN
Mission Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $437,100±$107kHighest 33% above MN $424,500±$55kLowest 29% above MN
Dunn Township and Mission Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $958±$64 25% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,555Highest 6% above MN $2,116Lowest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 72.7%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Mission Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 95%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Lowest 9 yrs newer than MN 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 41% above MN 40 minHighest 77% above MN
Work from home 20.9%±12Lowest MN: 17.6% 21.1%±8.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Mission Township and Dunn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Highest 0.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Highest 0.32Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Detroit Lakes (28%)Brainerd (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mission TownshipFew work in Dunn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 6.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 31.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.1Highest 2.2Lowest
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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