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Mandt Township vs Big Bend Township

Next-door neighbors in Chippewa County. The biggest differences: work from home (+28.5 pts in Big Bend Township) and property tax bill (+66% in Mandt Township).

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Mandt Township, MNA small town of 115Chippewa County · 115 people
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Big Bend Township, MNA small town of 223Chippewa County · 223 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.

Mandt TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsMandt Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mandt Township →
Big Bend TownshipA small town of 223
Quiet strengthsBig Bend Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Big Bend 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.

Work from home+28.5 pts
More people work from home in Big Bend Township
Big Bend Township 33.9%Mandt Township 5.4%
Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in Mandt Township
Mandt Township $1,500Big Bend Township $906
Home values+51%
Homes cost more in Mandt Township
Mandt Township $250,000Big Bend Township $165,900
Trails2.3×
Mandt Township has more miles of trail
Mandt Township 1.8 miBig Bend Township 0.8 mi
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Mandt Township has more renters
Big Bend Township 98.3%Mandt Township 89.4%
Street grid+42%
Big Bend Township has the more walkable street grid
Big Bend Township 1.7Mandt Township 1.2
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Mandt 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.

Mandt Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Big Bend Township$950/mo
Typical home $166K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,900 a year, between Mandt Township and Big Bend 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

Mandt Township and Big Bend Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mandt TownshipBig Bend TownshipMandt TownshipBig Bend Township
Mandt Township ↔ Big Bend Township5.9 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
Mandt TownshipBig Bend Township
Snow a year46″51″
January low2°F4°F
July high82°F85°F
Growing season (days)149d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Mandt TownshipBig Bend Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.4%4.3%
Settled18761874
Community
Mandt TownshipBig Bend 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.

Mandt TownshipBig Bend Township
People
Population 115Lowest 223Highest
Median age 38.6±6.5Lowest about the MN average 54.8±16.9Highest 41% above MN
Big Bend Township and Mandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.2%±17.6Highest MN: 22.9% 17.5%±9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Mandt Township and Big Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±16Lowest MN: 17.3% 31.8%±9.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Big Bend Township and Mandt Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±9.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±4.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Mandt Township and Big Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,813±$5kHighest 21% above MN $96,875±$35kLowest 9% above MN
Mandt Township and Big Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$42kHighest 24% below MN $165,900±$12kLowest 50% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 55% below MN $906Lowest 73% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 98.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 6% below MN 22 minHighest 5% below MN
Work from home 5.4%±7.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 33.9%±19.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Montevideo (26%)Montevideo (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Big Bend TownshipFew work in Mandt Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 4.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.7Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Mandt Township

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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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