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Huss Township vs Deer Township

Next-door neighbors in Roseau County. The biggest differences: work in town (+16.7 pts in Deer Township) and average commute (8 min in Huss Township).

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Huss Township, MNA small town of 99Roseau County · 99 people
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Deer Township, MNA small town of 145Roseau County · 145 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.

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 →
Deer TownshipA small town of 145
Quiet strengthsDeer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Deer 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.

Work in town+16.7 pts
More of Deer Township’s workers stay in town
Deer Township 16.7%Huss Township 0%
Average commute8 min
Huss Township has the shorter commute
Deer Township 28 minHuss Township 20 min
Bachelor’s degree++14.2 pts
More adults in Huss Township have a degree
Huss Township 18.3%Deer Township 4.1%
Trails+52%
Deer Township has more miles of trail
Deer Township 11.4 miHuss Township 7.5 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Huss 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.

Huss Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.43% · Housing →
Deer Township$880/mo
Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Huss Township and Deer 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

Huss Township and Deer Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Huss TownshipDeer TownshipHuss TownshipDeer Township
Huss Township ↔ Deer Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipDeer Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd73rd
Outdoors & history
Huss TownshipDeer Township
Trails8 mi11 mi
Conserved land1.4%0.2%
Community
Huss TownshipDeer 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.

Huss TownshipDeer Township
People
Population 99Lowest 145Highest
Median age 53±15Highest 37% above MN 46.2±7Lowest 19% above MN
Huss Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.1%±18.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.2%±11.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Deer Township and Huss 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% 12.4%±16.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Deer 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% 4.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.3 MN: 5.8% 0%±9.8 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $167,500±$147kHighest 88% above MN $65,833±$16kLowest 26% below MN
Huss Township and Deer 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 $152,300±$43kLowest 54% below MN
Huss Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,083Highest 68% below MN $958Lowest 71% below MN
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN 1968Lowest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 11% below MN 28 minHighest 25% above MN
Work from home 41.2%±40.1Highest MN: 17.6% 2.7%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Huss Township and Deer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 16.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 8.67Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (24%)Roseau (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 18% work in Deer TownshipFew work in Huss Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.5 miLowest 11.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Huss Township

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Barnett Township165 people · $260K homes
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Como Township33 people · $225K homes
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Poplar Grove Township93 people · $189K homes

Towns like Huss Township

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Grange Township149 people · $300K homes
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Foldahl Township66 people · $343K homes
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Barto Township117 people · $213K homes
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Deerwood Township110 people · $184K homes

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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