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Moose Township vs Barto Township

8 miles apart in Roseau County. The biggest differences: trails (2.1× in Moose Township) and property tax bill (+32% in Barto Township).

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Moose Township, MNA small town of 88Roseau County · 88 people
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Barto Township, MNA small town of 117Roseau County · 117 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.

Moose TownshipA small town of 88
Quiet strengthsMoose Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Moose Township →
Barto TownshipA small town of 117
Quiet strengthsBarto Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Barto 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.

Trails2.1×
Moose Township has more miles of trail
Moose Township 5.1 miBarto Township 2.4 mi
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Barto Township
Barto Township $2,088Moose Township $1,578
Average commute5 min
Moose Township has the shorter commute
Barto Township 25 minMoose Township 20 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Barto 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.

Moose Township$980/mo
Typical home $161K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →
Barto Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $213K (Census) · tax rate 0.98% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Barto Township and Moose 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
Moose TownshipBarto Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Moose TownshipBarto Township
Trails5 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.8%0%
Community
Moose TownshipBarto 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

8 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Moose TownshipBarto TownshipMoose TownshipBarto Township
Moose Township ↔ Barto Township7.9 miles apart · Same county
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.

Moose TownshipBarto Township
People
Population 88Lowest 117Highest
Median age 53.5±5.3Lowest 38% above MN 53.8±3.5Highest 39% above MN
Barto Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.2%±28.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 12%±16.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Barto Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±23.4Highest MN: 17.3% 15.4%±16.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Moose Township and Barto Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±16.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Barto Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,250±$49kLowest about the MN average $96,250±$26kHighest 8% above MN
Barto Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $161,300±$31kLowest 51% below MN $212,500±$52kHighest 35% below MN
Barto Township and Moose Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,578Lowest 53% below MN $2,088Highest 38% below MN
Below poverty line 3.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 14% below MN 25 minHighest 8% above MN
Work from home 9.7%±5.1Highest MN: 17.6% 7.4%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Moose Township and Barto 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 14.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.17Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Roseau (32%)Roseau (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Barto TownshipFew work in Moose Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.1 miHighest 2.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Moose Township

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Towns like Moose 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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