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Omro Township vs Clontarf

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.4× in Clontarf) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Clontarf).

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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 people
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Clontarf, MNA small town of 45Minnesota · 45 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.

Omro TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsOmro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Omro Township →
ClontarfA small town of 45
Quiet strengthsClontarf doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Clontarf →
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 grid20.4×
Clontarf has the more walkable street grid
Clontarf 20.4Omro Township 1.0
Jobs per worker4.5×
Clontarf is more of a job hub
Clontarf 0.50Omro Township 0.11
Average commute15 min
Clontarf has the shorter commute
Omro Township 25 minClontarf 10 min
Typical home built30 yrs
Omro Township’s homes are older
Clontarf 1968Omro Township 1938
Conserved land+10.6 pts
Omro Township has more conserved land
Omro Township 10.6%Clontarf 0%
Bachelor’s degree++8.7 pts
More adults in Omro Township have a degree
Omro Township 27.1%Clontarf 18.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Omro 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.

Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Clontarf$820/mo
Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 1.40% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Omro Township and Clontarf.

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
Omro TownshipClontarf
Snow a year51″43″
January low—1°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th65th
Outdoors & history
Omro TownshipClontarf
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land10.6%—
Settled18801876
Archive photos—4
Community
Omro TownshipClontarf
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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Omro TownshipYellow Medicine CountyClontarfMN
Omro Township ↔ Clontarf46 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.

Omro TownshipClontarf
People
Population 54Highest 45Lowest
Median age 58.3±1.5Highest 50% above MN 56.8±7.7Lowest 46% above MN
Omro Township and Clontarf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 11.1%±55.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Clontarf and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 42.2%±55.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Clontarf and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±18.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±23.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Clontarf and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,667±$37kHighest about the MN average $86,250±$33kLowest 3% below MN
Omro Township and Clontarf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$154kHighest 49% below MN $128,100±$34kLowest 61% below MN
Omro Township and Clontarf are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,792 47% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1968Highest 11 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 10 minLowest 56% below MN
Work from home 11.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 4%±11.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Omro Township and Clontarf 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 24.3 miHighest 20.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.50Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (16%)Benson (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ClontarfFew work in Omro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 20.4Highest
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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