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.

Down paymentRate%

Harmony$1,630/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $742/mo · Housing →

East Side Township$1,510/mo

Typical home $243K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · or rent about $831/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Harmony and East Side 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

C+HarmonyBetter than 40% of districts in the state –East Side TownshipNot graded

Health

CHarmonyHealthier than 29% of U.S. towns –East Side TownshipNot graded

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

HarmonyEast Side Township

Snow a year47″43″

January low—-1°F

July high—78°F

Growing season (days)—144d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th 40th

Outdoors & history

HarmonyEast Side Township

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0%3.4%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos6 —

Community

HarmonyEast Side Township

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

197 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HarmonyMN East Side TownshipMille Lacs County

Harmony ↔ East Side Township197 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

HarmonyEast Side Township

People

Population 1,024Highest 749Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.3%Lowest MN: +7.6% +4.8%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 58.8±5.8Highest 52% above MN 58.7±2.5Lowest 51% above MN

Harmony and East Side Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 12.6%±2.8Highest MN: 22.9% 10.1%±3.8Lowest MN: 22.9%

Harmony and East Side Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 40.1%±4.3Highest MN: 17.3% 30.4%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 17.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±0.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.3%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8%

Harmony and East Side Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $68,125±$10kLowest 24% below MN $76,500±$10kHighest 14% below MN

East Side Township and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,100±$19kLowest 48% below MN $242,900±$27kHighest 26% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $742±$492Lowest 42% below MN $831±$292Highest 35% below MN

East Side Township and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,832Lowest 45% below MN $2,830Highest 16% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.7%±40.2Highest MN: 48.1% 48%±55.8Lowest MN: 48.1%

Harmony and East Side Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.5%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 87.3%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 5% below MN 36 minHighest 58% above MN

Work from home 12.5%±6.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.9%±4.8Highest MN: 17.6%

East Side Township and Harmony are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 19.6%Highest 2.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.49Highest 0.45Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (16%)Isle (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in East Side TownshipFew work in Harmony

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miLowest 2.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.1Highest 1.9Lowest

Schools

School district FILLMORE CENTRAL—

High school in town Fillmore Central Senior High—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.9 —

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Harmony vs East Side Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs about the same each month

Grades and rankings, side by side

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