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Monticello Township vs Becker

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (5.3× in Becker) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Becker).

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Monticello Township, MNAn outdoors townWright County · 3,328 people
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Becker, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 5,034 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.

Monticello TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#103 most trails in MN24 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 80%of MN districts All about Monticello Township →
BeckerKnown for its schools
Schools#83 for schools in MNof 230 towns Housing$382K typical home9% above the MN typical home Outdoors#42 most trails in MN13 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Becker →
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.

Street grid5.3×
Becker has the more walkable street grid
Becker 18.5Monticello Township 3.5
Jobs per worker2.8×
Becker is more of a job hub
Becker 0.88Monticello Township 0.31
Household income+43%
Households in Monticello Township earn more
Monticello Township $123,200Becker $86,094
Home values+37%
Homes cost more in Monticello Township
Monticello Township $370,800Becker $271,300
Homeowners+20.3 pts renters
Becker has more renters
Monticello Township 99.6%Becker 79.3%
Trails+77%
Monticello Township has more miles of trail
Monticello Township 23.5 miBecker 13.3 mi
★ What stands out · Where they are

Monticello Township and Becker share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Monticello TownshipBeckerMonticello TownshipBecker
Monticello Township ↔ Becker8.7 miles apart · They share a border
Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Becker

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.

Monticello Township$2,180/mo
Typical home $371K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · Housing →
Becker$2,340/mo
Typical home $382K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $889/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Becker and Monticello 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.

Report cards

Becker places higher on 10 of 18 MN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Monticello TownshipNot graded A−BeckerSafer than 81% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Monticello TownshipBetter than 80% of districts in the state ABeckerBetter than 85% of districts in the state
Health
B+Monticello TownshipHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns A−BeckerHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns
5Monticello Township
10Becker

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 238 towns #137#5 Highest incomeIncome · 275 towns #55#154 Most affordableCost of living · 275 towns #183#98 Most trailsOutdoors · 223 towns #103#42 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #138#203 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 273 towns #148#89 Fastest growingGrowth · 272 towns #181#124 Most walkableOutdoors · 275 towns #262#207

Left end = #1 in Minnesota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Monticello Township’s rankings →

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
Monticello TownshipBecker
Snow a year40″49″
January low3°F4°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)163d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)43rd45th
Outdoors & history
Monticello TownshipBecker
Trails24 mi13 mi
Conserved land4.6%2.2%
Settled1856—
National Register places11
Famous people born here—4
Community
Monticello TownshipBecker
Library hours a week—32 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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.

Monticello TownshipBecker
People
Population 3,328Lowest 5,034Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4%Lowest MN: +7.6% +7.5%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 41.3±4.7Highest 6% above MN 34.2±4.2Lowest 12% below MN
Monticello Township and Becker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±4.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.5%±5.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Becker and Monticello Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3% 14.7%±4.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Monticello Township and Becker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 19.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.8%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Monticello Township and Becker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $123,200±$12kHighest 38% above MN $86,094±$16kLowest 3% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $370,800±$16kHighest 13% above MN $271,300±$19kLowest 18% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $889±$202 31% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,834Lowest 16% below MN $2,872Highest 14% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 53.9%±23.8 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 31% above MN 27 minLowest 19% above MN
Work from home 11.3%±3Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.1%±4.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Becker and Monticello Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 11.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.88Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Monticello (15%)St. Cloud (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BeckerFew work in Monticello Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Highest 2.2%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 23.5 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miLowest 1.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.5Lowest 18.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#83 of 230 in MN
School district Monticello Public School DistrictBECKER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town None in townBecker Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.6
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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