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Omro Township vs Maxwell Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: median age (26.9 yrs in Omro Township) and size (4.5× in Maxwell Township).

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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 people
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Maxwell Township, MNA small town of 243Lac qui Parle County · 243 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 →
Maxwell TownshipA small town of 243
Quiet strengthsMaxwell Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Maxwell 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.

Median age26.9 yrs
Omro Township skews older
Omro Township 58.3Maxwell Township 31.4
Size4.5×
Maxwell Township is the bigger place
Maxwell Township 243Omro Township 54
Typical home built33 yrs
Omro Township’s homes are older
Maxwell Township 1971Omro Township 1938
Average commute9 min
Maxwell Township has the shorter commute
Omro Township 25 minMaxwell Township 16 min
Homeowners+10.3 pts renters
Omro Township has more renters
Maxwell Township 97.8%Omro Township 87.5%
Bachelor’s degree++9.7 pts
More adults in Maxwell Township have a degree
Maxwell Township 36.8%Omro Township 27.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $960 more a month in Maxwell 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 →
Maxwell Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $363K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $960 a month, about $11,500 a year, between Maxwell Township and Omro 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

Omro Township and Maxwell Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Omro TownshipMaxwell TownshipOmro TownshipMaxwell Township
Omro Township ↔ Maxwell Township5.8 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
Omro TownshipMaxwell Township
Snow a year51″51″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th69th
Outdoors & history
Omro TownshipMaxwell Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land10.6%3.9%
Settled18801878
Community
Omro TownshipMaxwell 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.

Omro TownshipMaxwell Township
People
Population 54Lowest 243Highest
Median age 58.3±1.5Highest 50% above MN 31.4±9.2Lowest 19% below MN
Kids under 18 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.1%±7.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Maxwell Township 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% 14.4%±9.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Maxwell Township 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 36.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±18.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±5.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Maxwell Township 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±$37kLowest about the MN average $105,750±$54kHighest 19% above MN
Maxwell Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$154kLowest 49% below MN $362,500±$182kHighest 10% above MN
Maxwell Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,145 36% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 16 minLowest 29% below MN
Work from home 11.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.4%±7.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Maxwell Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (16%)Dawson (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Maxwell TownshipFew work in Omro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 3.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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