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

Great Bend TownshipA regional job hub
Work321 jobsbased in Great Bend Township, a regional job hub All about Great Bend Township →
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.

Trails3.5×
Great Bend Township has more miles of trail
Great Bend Township 0.7 miDelafield Township 0.2 mi
Home values+50%
Homes cost more in Great Bend Township
Great Bend Township $325,000Delafield Township $216,700
Property tax bill+43%
Tax bills are bigger in Great Bend Township
Great Bend Township $2,306Delafield Township $1,618
Homeowners+17.6 pts renters
Great Bend Township has more renters
Delafield Township 93.7%Great Bend Township 76.1%
Bachelor’s degree++12.4 pts
More adults in Delafield Township have a degree
Delafield Township 34.8%Great Bend Township 22.4%
Typical home built12 yrs
Great Bend Township’s homes are older
Delafield Township 1968Great Bend Township 1956
★ 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.

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

Great Bend Township and Delafield Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Great Bend TownshipDelafield TownshipGreat Bend TownshipDelafield Township
Great Bend Township ↔ Delafield 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
Great Bend TownshipDelafield Township
Snow a year44″49″
January low8°F5°F
July high84°F81°F
Growing season (days)162d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th53rd
Outdoors & history
Great Bend TownshipDelafield Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.6%7%
Settled1870—
Community
Great Bend TownshipDelafield 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.

Great Bend TownshipDelafield Township
People
Population 352Highest 213Lowest
Median age 38.7±8.1Lowest about the MN average 46.5±14.4Highest 20% above MN
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 27.6%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9% 23%±9.1Lowest 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+ 18.5%±6Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.1%±3.5Highest 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+ 22.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 34.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Lowest 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 $68,750±$19kLowest 23% below MN $112,917±$39kHighest 27% above 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 $325,000±$41kHighest about the MN average $216,700±$26kLowest 34% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$380 38% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,306Highest 31% below MN $1,618Lowest 52% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 39.1%±85.1Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest 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 7.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN 1968Highest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 30% below MN 16 minHighest 30% below MN
Work from home 12.9%±6.4Highest MN: 17.6% 10.7%±5.7Lowest 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 7.9%Highest 3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.8 miLowest 16.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.11Highest 1.44Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Windom (39%)Jackson (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Delafield TownshipFew work in Great Bend Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Lowest 7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.2Lowest
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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