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Kerrick Township vs Bruno Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: home values (2× in Kerrick Township) and property tax bill (+77% in Kerrick Township).

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Kerrick Township, MNHomes around $222KPine County · 240 people
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Bruno Township, MNHomes around $229KPine County · 147 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.

Kerrick TownshipHomes around $222K
Housing$222K typical home37% below the MN typical home All about Kerrick Township →
Bruno TownshipHomes around $229K
Housing$229K typical home35% below the MN typical home All about Bruno 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.

Home values2×
Homes cost more in Kerrick Township
Kerrick Township $300,000Bruno Township $151,000
Property tax bill+77%
Tax bills are bigger in Kerrick Township
Kerrick Township $2,148Bruno Township $1,212
Average commute19 min
Kerrick Township has the shorter commute
Bruno Township 50 minKerrick Township 31 min
Trails2.1×
Bruno Township has more miles of trail
Bruno Township 7.9 miKerrick Township 3.7 mi
Street grid+60%
Kerrick Township has the more walkable street grid
Kerrick Township 0.8Bruno Township 0.5
Typical home built15 yrs
Kerrick Township’s homes are older
Bruno Township 1992Kerrick Township 1977
★ What stands out · Where they are

Kerrick Township and Bruno Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kerrick TownshipBruno TownshipKerrick TownshipBruno Township
Kerrick Township ↔ Bruno Township5.8 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Kerrick Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Bruno Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $229K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Bruno Township and Kerrick 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
Kerrick TownshipBruno Township
Snow a year64″64″
January low-0°F-0°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)129d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Kerrick TownshipBruno Township
Trails4 mi8 mi
Conserved land2.3%4.9%
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Kerrick TownshipBruno 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.

Kerrick TownshipBruno Township
People
Population 240Highest 147Lowest
Median age 51.7±11.4Lowest 33% above MN 60.1±7.7Highest 55% above MN
Bruno Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±5.7Highest MN: 22.9% 4.1%±17.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Kerrick Township and Bruno Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.2%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 33.3%±11.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Bruno Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±9.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Kerrick Township and Bruno Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$15kHighest 15% below MN $58,125±$19kLowest 35% below MN
Kerrick Township and Bruno Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$44kHighest 9% below MN $151,000±$35kLowest 54% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,148Highest 36% below MN $1,212Lowest 64% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 4.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minLowest 37% above MN 50 minHighest 119% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±9.1Highest MN: 17.6% 10.3%±10.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Kerrick Township and Bruno Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miLowest 36.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (19%)Moose Lake (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bruno TownshipFew work in Kerrick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 4.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 7.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.5Lowest
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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