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Leaf Mountain Township vs Brandsvold Township

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.6× in Brandsvold Township) and property tax bill (+61% in Brandsvold Township).

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Leaf Mountain Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 340 people
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Brandsvold Township, MNA small town of 270Polk County · 270 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.

Brandsvold TownshipA small town of 270
Quiet strengthsBrandsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brandsvold 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.

★ 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.

Leaf Mountain Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $286K (Census) · tax rate 0.41% · Housing →
Brandsvold Township$1,450/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,300/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,700 a year, between Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold 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
Leaf Mountain TownshipBrandsvold Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)22nd32nd
Outdoors & history
Leaf Mountain TownshipBrandsvold Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land19.6%4.9%
Settled1874—
Community
Leaf Mountain TownshipBrandsvold 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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Leaf Mountain Township ↔ Brandsvold Township105 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.

Leaf Mountain TownshipBrandsvold Township
People
Population 340Highest 270Lowest
Median age 41.3±0.5Highest 6% above MN 40.4±16.2Lowest 4% above MN
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 35%±5.5Highest MN: 22.9% 26.7%±4.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±6.7Highest MN: 17.3% 7.8%±6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 47.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 47.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.3%±6.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Brandsvold Township and Leaf Mountain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,628±$26kHighest 21% above MN $96,250±$37kLowest 8% above MN
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $285,600±$13kHighest 13% below MN $246,900±$44kLowest 25% below MN
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,300±$429 about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,173Lowest 65% below MN $1,893Highest 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 12.5%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Leaf Mountain Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 2 yrs older than MN 1944Lowest 35 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 42% above MN 21 minLowest 8% below MN
Work from home 5.4%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.4%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Brandsvold Township and Leaf Mountain Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.18Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (24%)Fosston (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brandsvold TownshipFew work in Leaf Mountain Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 19.6%Highest 4.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest
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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