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Millward Township vs Bremen Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (16.4× in Millward Township) and street grid (7× in Bremen Township).

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Millward Township, MNAn outdoors townAitkin County · 41 people
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Bremen Township, MNA small town of 328Pine County · 328 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.

Millward TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors62.6% conserved land33 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Millward Township →
Bremen TownshipA small town of 328
Quiet strengthsBremen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bremen 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.

Trails16.4×
Millward Township has more miles of trail
Millward Township 32.8 miBremen Township 2.0 mi
Street grid7×
Bremen Township has the more walkable street grid
Bremen Township 0.7Millward Township 0.1
Conserved land+58.5 pts
Millward Township has more conserved land
Millward Township 62.6%Bremen Township 4.1%
Size8×
Bremen Township is the bigger place
Bremen Township 328Millward Township 41
Median age25.1 yrs
Millward Township skews older
Millward Township 66.3Bremen Township 41.2
Property tax bill+90%
Tax bills are bigger in Bremen Township
Bremen Township $1,706Millward Township $900
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Bremen 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.

Millward Township$860/mo
Typical home $150K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →
Bremen Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Bremen Township and Millward 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

Millward Township and Bremen Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Millward TownshipBremen TownshipMillward TownshipBremen Township
Millward Township ↔ Bremen Township4.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Millward TownshipBremen Township
Snow a year43″64″
January low-1°F-0°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)144d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th59th
Outdoors & history
Millward TownshipBremen Township
Trails33 mi2 mi
Conserved land62.6%4.1%
Settled—1906
National Register places1—
Community
Millward TownshipBremen 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.

Millward TownshipBremen Township
People
Population 41Lowest 328Highest
Median age 66.3±13.2Highest 71% above MN 41.2±9.9Lowest 6% above MN
Kids under 18 7.3%±60.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 28.7%±11.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Bremen Township and Millward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 56.1%±52.2Highest MN: 17.3% 22%±3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Millward Township and Bremen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±24.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Millward Township and Bremen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $54,375±$14kLowest 39% below MN $82,917±$12kHighest 7% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,000±$139kLowest 54% below MN $222,700±$18kHighest 32% below MN
Bremen Township and Millward Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 73% below MN $1,706Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 7.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1990Lowest 11 yrs newer than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 57% above MN 33 minLowest 46% above MN
Work from home 20%±14.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.4%±14.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Bremen Township and Millward 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 32.3 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (19%)Moose Lake (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bremen TownshipFew work in Millward Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 62.6%Highest 4.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 32.8 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.1Lowest 0.7Highest
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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