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Meadow Brook Township vs Logan Township

53 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10.3× in Logan Township) and street grid (4.2× in Meadow Brook Township).

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Meadow Brook Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 216 people
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Logan Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 210 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.

Meadow Brook TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors27.5% conserved land1.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Meadow Brook Township →
Logan TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors29% conserved land12 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Logan 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.

Trails10.3×
Logan Township has more miles of trail
Logan Township 12.3 miMeadow Brook Township 1.2 mi
Street grid4.2×
Meadow Brook Township has the more walkable street grid
Meadow Brook Township 2.1Logan Township 0.5
Seasonal homes+30.6 pts
Meadow Brook Township has more second homes
Meadow Brook Township 64.2%Logan Township 33.6%
Property tax bill+52%
Tax bills are bigger in Logan Township
Logan Township $1,142Meadow Brook Township $750
Home values+35%
Homes cost more in Logan Township
Logan Township $244,600Meadow Brook Township $181,300
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Logan 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.

Meadow Brook Township$1,010/mo
Typical home $181K (Census) · tax rate 0.41% · Housing →
Logan Township$1,380/mo
Typical home $245K (Census) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,400 a year, between Logan Township and Meadow Brook 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
Meadow Brook TownshipLogan Township
Snow a year48″—
January low-2°F—
July high80°F—
Growing season (days)141d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)39th67th
Outdoors & history
Meadow Brook TownshipLogan Township
Trails1 mi12 mi
Conserved land27.5%29%
Community
Meadow Brook TownshipLogan 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

53 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meadow Brook TownshipCass CountyLogan TownshipAitkin County
Meadow Brook Township ↔ Logan Township53 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.

Meadow Brook TownshipLogan Township
People
Population 216Highest 210Lowest
Median age 52.7±15.9Highest 36% above MN 52±8.8Lowest 34% above MN
Meadow Brook Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.1%±9.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.1%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Logan Township and Meadow Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±8.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Logan Township and Meadow Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 14.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Meadow Brook Township and Logan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,036±$8kLowest 35% below MN $67,750±$10kHighest 24% below MN
Logan Township and Meadow Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $181,300±$33kLowest 45% below MN $244,600±$22kHighest 26% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $750Lowest 78% below MN $1,142Highest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Logan Township and Meadow Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 21 yrs newer than MN 1991Lowest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 46 minLowest 103% above MN 49 minHighest 118% above MN
Work from home 8.3%±7.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 15%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Logan Township and Meadow Brook 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 23.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brainerd (12%)Grand Rapids (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Logan TownshipFew work in Meadow Brook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.5%Lowest 29%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 12.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.1Highest 0.5Lowest
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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