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Mayfield Township vs O'Brien Township

54 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (4× in Mayfield Township) and property tax bill (+60% in Mayfield Township).

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Mayfield Township, MNA small town of 44Pennington County · 44 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.

Mayfield TownshipA small town of 44
Quiet strengthsMayfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mayfield 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.

Street grid4×
Mayfield Township has the more walkable street grid
Mayfield Township 0.8O'Brien Township 0.2
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Mayfield Township
Mayfield Township $2,625O'Brien Township $1,643
Trails+89%
O'Brien Township has more miles of trail
O'Brien Township 3.4 miMayfield Township 1.8 mi
★ 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.

Mayfield Township$1,400/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →
O'Brien Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $228K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Mayfield 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.

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
Mayfield TownshipO'Brien Township
Snow a year50″—
January low-3°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)142d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th19th
Outdoors & history
Mayfield TownshipO'Brien Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land4%1%
Community
Mayfield 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.

Where they are

54 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mayfield TownshipPennington CountyO'Brien TownshipBeltrami County
Mayfield Township ↔ O'Brien Township54 miles apart
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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.

Mayfield TownshipO'Brien Township
People
Population 44Highest 43Lowest
Median age 44±31.2Highest 13% above MN 40.5±28.5Lowest 4% above MN
Mayfield Township and O'Brien Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.9%±56.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 20.9%±60Highest MN: 22.9%
O'Brien Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±57.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.6%±51.9Highest MN: 17.3%
O'Brien Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 17.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±23.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±32.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Mayfield 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 $93,750±$13kLowest 5% above MN $107,500±$44kHighest 21% above MN
O'Brien Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$102kLowest 32% below MN $227,800±$96kHighest 31% below MN
O'Brien Township and Mayfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,625Highest 22% below MN $1,643Lowest 51% below MN
Below poverty line 9.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 min 4% below MN —
Work from home 4.5%±8.7Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±71.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Mayfield 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 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (46%)Bemidji (47%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in O'Brien TownshipFew work in Mayfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Highest 1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.8 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 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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