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Freedom Township vs Bloomfield Township

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (25 yrs in Bloomfield Township) and jobs per worker (+82% in Bloomfield Township).

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Freedom Township, MNA small town of 406Waseca County · 406 people
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Bloomfield Township, MNA small town of 423Fillmore County · 423 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.

Freedom TownshipA small town of 406
Quiet strengthsFreedom Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Freedom Township →
Bloomfield TownshipA small town of 423
Quiet strengthsBloomfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bloomfield 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.

Typical home built25 yrs
Bloomfield Township’s homes are older
Freedom Township 1976Bloomfield Township 1951
Jobs per worker+82%
Bloomfield Township is more of a job hub
Bloomfield Township 0.20Freedom Township 0.11
Street grid+55%
Freedom Township has the more walkable street grid
Freedom Township 1.7Bloomfield Township 1.1
Average commute5 min
Freedom Township has the shorter commute
Bloomfield Township 34 minFreedom Township 30 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Bloomfield 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.

Freedom Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $231K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Bloomfield Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $279K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Bloomfield Township and Freedom 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
Freedom TownshipBloomfield Township
Snow a year52″51″
January low5°F5°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)155d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th58th
Outdoors & history
Freedom TownshipBloomfield Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.5%1.7%
Settled18581858
Famous people born here1—
Community
Freedom TownshipBloomfield 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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Freedom TownshipWaseca CountyBloomfield TownshipFillmore County
Freedom Township ↔ Bloomfield Township71 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.

Freedom TownshipBloomfield Township
People
Population 406Lowest 423Highest
Median age 44.5±9.7Highest 15% above MN 44.1±8.7Lowest 14% above MN
Freedom Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.1%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Bloomfield Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.2%±7.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.7%±5.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Bloomfield Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Bloomfield Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $160,500±$67kHighest 80% above MN $113,375±$16kLowest 27% above MN
Freedom Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $230,600±$10kLowest 30% below MN $278,800±$77kHighest 15% below MN
Bloomfield Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$88 12% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,443Lowest 57% below MN $1,508Highest 55% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 16.7%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Freedom Township and Bloomfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 3 yrs older than MN 1951Lowest 28 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 30% above MN 34 minHighest 50% above MN
Work from home 8%±3.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.6%±10.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Bloomfield Township and Freedom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Waseca (18%)Rochester (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bloomfield TownshipFew work in Freedom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.7Highest 1.1Lowest
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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