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Langor Township vs O'Brien Township

Next-door neighbors in Beltrami County. The biggest differences: size (4.6× in Langor Township) and typical home built (32 yrs in O'Brien Township).

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Langor Township, MNA small town of 197Beltrami County · 197 people
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O'Brien Township, MNA small town of 43Beltrami County · 43 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.

Langor TownshipA small town of 197
Quiet strengthsLangor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Langor Township →
O'Brien TownshipA small town of 43
Quiet strengthsO'Brien Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about O'Brien 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.

Size4.6×
Langor Township is the bigger place
Langor Township 197O'Brien Township 43
Typical home built32 yrs
O'Brien Township’s homes are older
Langor Township 1997O'Brien Township 1965
Street grid2×
Langor Township has the more walkable street grid
Langor Township 0.4O'Brien Township 0.2
Jobs per worker+94%
O'Brien Township is more of a job hub
O'Brien Township 0.35Langor Township 0.18
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $180 more a month in Langor 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.

Langor Township$1,510/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →
O'Brien Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $180 a month, about $2,200 a year, between Langor Township and O'Brien 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

Langor Township and O'Brien Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Langor TownshipO'Brien TownshipLangor TownshipO'Brien Township
Langor Township ↔ O'Brien Township6.0 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
Langor TownshipO'Brien Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd19th
Outdoors & history
Langor TownshipO'Brien Township
Trails3 mi3 mi
Conserved land6.5%1%
Community
Langor TownshipO'Brien 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.

Langor TownshipO'Brien Township
People
Population 197Highest 43Lowest
Median age 26.7±11Lowest 31% below MN 40.5±28.5Highest 4% above MN
O'Brien Township and Langor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.4%±8Highest MN: 22.9% 20.9%±60Lowest MN: 22.9%
Langor Township and O'Brien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.3%±11Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.6%±51.9Highest MN: 17.3%
O'Brien Township and Langor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±32.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Langor Township and O'Brien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,250±$38kLowest 4% below MN $107,500±$44kHighest 21% above MN
O'Brien Township and Langor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,500±$82kHighest 20% below MN $227,800±$96kLowest 31% below MN
Langor Township and O'Brien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,625Lowest 52% below MN $1,643Highest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 33.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 min 8% above MN —
Work from home 4.6%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±71.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Langor Township and O'Brien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Kelliher (18%)Bemidji (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in O'Brien TownshipFew work in Langor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.2 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Highest 0.2Lowest
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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