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Huss Township vs Barto Township

14 miles apart in Roseau County. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+93% in Barto Township) and trails (3.1× in Huss Township).

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Huss Township, MNA small town of 99Roseau County · 99 people
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Barto Township, MNA small town of 117Roseau County · 117 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.

Huss TownshipA small town of 99
Quiet strengthsHuss Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Huss Township →
Barto TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsBarto Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barto 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.

Huss Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Barto Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Huss Township and Barto 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
Huss TownshipBarto Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd74th
Outdoors & history
Huss TownshipBarto Township
Trails8 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.4%0%
Community
Huss TownshipBarto 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

14 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huss TownshipBarto TownshipHuss TownshipBarto Township
Huss Township ↔ Barto Township14 miles apart · Same county
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.

Huss TownshipBarto Township
People
Population 99Lowest 117Highest
Median age 53±15Lowest 37% above MN 53.8±3.5Highest 39% above MN
Barto Township and Huss Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.1%±18.9Highest MN: 22.9% 12%±16.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Huss Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.1%±28Lowest MN: 17.3% 15.4%±16.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Barto Township and Huss Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Barto Township and Huss Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $167,500±$147kHighest 88% above MN $96,250±$26kLowest 8% above MN
Huss Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$118kHighest 24% below MN $212,500±$52kLowest 35% below MN
Huss Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Lowest 68% below MN $2,088Highest 38% below MN
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% below MN 25 minHighest 8% above MN
Work from home 41.2%±40.1Highest MN: 17.6% 7.4%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Huss Township and Barto 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 21.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (24%)Roseau (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Barto TownshipFew work in Huss Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 1.1Highest
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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