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Osage Township vs Two Inlets Township

Next-door neighbors in Becker County. The biggest differences: conserved land (+42 pts in Two Inlets Township) and seasonal homes (+36.3 pts in Two Inlets Township).

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Osage Township, MNA small town of 896Becker County · 896 people
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Two Inlets Township, MNAn outdoors townBecker County · 212 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.

Osage TownshipA small town of 896
Quiet strengthsOsage Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Osage Township →
Two Inlets TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors46.5% conserved land42 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Two Inlets 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.

Conserved land+42 pts
Two Inlets Township has more conserved land
Two Inlets Township 46.5%Osage Township 4.5%
Seasonal homes+36.3 pts
Two Inlets Township has more second homes
Two Inlets Township 51.4%Osage Township 15.1%
Age 65++22.1 pts
Two Inlets Township has more people 65 and up
Two Inlets Township 41.5%Osage Township 19.4%
Kids under 18+17.4 pts
Osage Township has more kids
Osage Township 25.9%Two Inlets Township 8.5%
Median age15 yrs
Two Inlets Township skews older
Two Inlets Township 59.5Osage Township 44.5
Size4.2×
Osage Township is the bigger place
Osage Township 896Two Inlets Township 212
★ What stands out · Where they are

Osage Township and Two Inlets Township share a border

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

Osage TownshipTwo Inlets TownshipOsage TownshipTwo Inlets Township
Osage Township ↔ Two Inlets Township7.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
5 Osage Township residents work in Two Inlets Township (1.7% of its workers)
5 Two Inlets Township residents work in Osage Township (7.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Osage Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Osage Township$1,930/mo
Typical home $335K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $728/mo · Housing →
Two Inlets Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.52% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Osage TownshipTwo Inlets Township
Snow a year52″52″
January low-4°F-4°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)130d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th47th
Outdoors & history
Osage TownshipTwo Inlets Township
Trails17 mi42 mi
Conserved land4.5%46.5%
Settled—1898
Community
Osage TownshipTwo Inlets 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.

Osage TownshipTwo Inlets Township
People
Population 896Highest 212Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.1% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 44.5±7.5Lowest 15% above MN 59.5±3.4Highest 53% above MN
Kids under 18 25.9%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9% 8.5%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 19.4%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 41.5%±10Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.4%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Osage Township and Two Inlets Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,000±$9kLowest 28% below MN $76,250±$10kHighest 14% below MN
Two Inlets Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $273,900±$25kLowest 17% below MN $346,300±$33kHighest 5% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $728±$41 43% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,724Lowest 49% below MN $1,796Highest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.9%±33.1Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Osage Township and Two Inlets Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 14.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 9 yrs newer than MN 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 26% above MN 21 minLowest 8% below MN
Work from home 11.9%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.6%±11.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Two Inlets Township and Osage Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.3%Highest 1.6%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.51Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Park Rapids (21%)Park Rapids (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Two Inlets Township8% work in Osage Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Lowest 46.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 17.0 miLowest 42.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 1.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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