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Oak Township vs Freeport

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (26× in Freeport) and trails (9.3× in Oak Township).

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Oak Township, MNA small town of 474Stearns County · 474 people
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Freeport, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 787 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.

Oak TownshipA small town of 474
Quiet strengthsOak Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oak Township →
FreeportKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 66%of MN districts All about Freeport →
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 grid26×
Freeport has the more walkable street grid
Freeport 33.8Oak Township 1.3
Trails9.3×
Oak Township has more miles of trail
Oak Township 2.8 miFreeport 0.3 mi
Home values+68%
Homes cost more in Oak Township
Oak Township $376,000Freeport $223,200
Median age12.3 yrs
Oak Township skews older
Oak Township 42.5Freeport 30.2
Jobs per worker2×
Freeport is more of a job hub
Freeport 0.62Oak Township 0.31
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Freeport

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.

Oak Township$2,200/mo
Typical home $376K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →
Freeport$2,480/mo
Typical home $402K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Freeport and Oak 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

Oak Township and Freeport share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Oak TownshipFreeportOak TownshipFreeport
Oak Township ↔ Freeport3.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
7 Oak Township residents work in Freeport (2.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Oak Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–Oak TownshipNot graded B+FreeportBetter than 66% of districts in the state
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
Oak TownshipFreeport
Snow a year39″39″
January low0°F0°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d148d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Oak TownshipFreeport
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.3%0%
Settled—1892
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—4
Community
Oak TownshipFreeport
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.

Oak TownshipFreeport
People
Population 474Lowest 787Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +4.7%Lowest MN: +7.6% +6.8%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 42.5±4Highest 10% above MN 30.2±2.5Lowest 22% below MN
Kids under 18 26.8%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.7%±5.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Freeport and Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.8%±6.5Highest MN: 17.3% 15.9%±2.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Oak Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8% 2.8%±2.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Oak Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $89,219±$18kLowest about the MN average $89,808±$11kHighest about the MN average
Freeport and Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $376,000±$37kHighest 14% above MN $223,200±$8kLowest 32% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$347Lowest 38% below MN $906±$324Highest 29% below MN
Freeport and Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,756Highest 18% below MN $2,462Lowest 27% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 48.1%±29.4Highest MN: 48.1%
Freeport and Oak Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 32% above MN 27 minLowest 18% above MN
Work from home 18.7%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6% 8.2%±2.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Oak Township and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.7%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Melrose (19%)Melrose (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in FreeportFew work in Oak Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.8 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 33.8Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Oak Township

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Grove Township480 people · $369K homes
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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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