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Lakeside Township vs Bruce Township

61 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Lakeside Township) and jobs per worker (6× in Lakeside Township).

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Lakeside Township, MNA small town of 488Aitkin County · 488 people
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Bruce Township, MNA small town of 465Todd County · 465 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.

Lakeside TownshipA small town of 488
Quiet strengthsLakeside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lakeside Township →
Bruce TownshipA small town of 465
Quiet strengthsBruce Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bruce 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.

Trails11×
Lakeside Township has more miles of trail
Lakeside Township 2.2 miBruce Township 0.2 mi
Jobs per worker6×
Lakeside Township is more of a job hub
Lakeside Township 0.18Bruce Township 0.03
Average commute16 min
Bruce Township has the shorter commute
Lakeside Township 53 minBruce Township 37 min
Seasonal homes+29 pts
Lakeside Township has more second homes
Lakeside Township 58.4%Bruce Township 29.4%
Street grid2.1×
Lakeside Township has the more walkable street grid
Lakeside Township 2.1Bruce Township 1.0
Household income+23%
Households in Bruce Township earn more
Bruce Township $73,472Lakeside Township $59,773
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Lakeside 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.

Lakeside Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →
Bruce Township$1,730/mo
Typical home $289K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,200 a year, between Lakeside Township and Bruce 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
Lakeside TownshipBruce Township
Snow a year43″54″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high78°F79°F
Growing season (days)144d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th47th
Outdoors & history
Lakeside TownshipBruce Township
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land5.2%—
Community
Lakeside TownshipBruce 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

61 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lakeside TownshipAitkin CountyBruce TownshipTodd County
Lakeside Township ↔ Bruce Township61 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.

Lakeside TownshipBruce Township
People
Population 488Highest 465Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -18.1% MN: +7.6%
Median age 60.9±1.5Highest 57% above MN 59.7±6.8Lowest 54% above MN
Lakeside Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.7%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 13.1%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Bruce Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 37.9%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 41.5%±6.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Bruce Township and Lakeside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 9.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.6%±3.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,773±$6kLowest 33% below MN $73,472±$5kHighest 18% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $363,200±$78kHighest 10% above MN $288,600±$53kLowest 12% below MN
Lakeside Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $850±$230 34% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,125Lowest 37% below MN $2,574Highest 23% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 50%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Lakeside Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1983Lowest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 53 minHighest 134% above MN 37 minLowest 63% above MN
Work from home 20.3%±8Highest MN: 17.6% 19.4%±8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Lakeside Township and Bruce Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 30.3 miHighest 24.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Aitkin (15%)Long Prairie (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bruce TownshipFew work in Lakeside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Highest 1.0Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lakeside Township

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Seavey Township50 people
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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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