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Oshkosh Township vs Omro Township

Next-door neighbors in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest differences: size (3.1× in Oshkosh Township) and average commute (4 min in Oshkosh Township).

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Oshkosh Township, MNA small town of 165Yellow Medicine County · 165 people
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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 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.

Oshkosh TownshipA small town of 165
Quiet strengthsOshkosh Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Oshkosh Township →
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 →
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.

Size3.1×
Oshkosh Township is the bigger place
Oshkosh Township 165Omro Township 54
Average commute4 min
Oshkosh Township has the shorter commute
Omro Township 25 minOshkosh Township 20 min
Homeowners+8.4 pts renters
Omro Township has more renters
Oshkosh Township 95.9%Omro Township 87.5%
★ What stands out · 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.

Oshkosh Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $202K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · Housing →
Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · 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.

Where they are

Oshkosh Township and Omro Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Oshkosh TownshipOmro TownshipOshkosh TownshipOmro Township
Oshkosh Township ↔ Omro Township5.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Oshkosh TownshipOmro Township
Snow a year48″51″
January low5°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Oshkosh TownshipOmro Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.1%10.6%
Settled—1880
Community
Oshkosh TownshipOmro 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.

Oshkosh TownshipOmro Township
People
Population 165Highest 54Lowest
Median age 58.2±2Lowest 50% above MN 58.3±1.5Highest 50% above MN
Omro Township and Oshkosh Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±9.2Highest MN: 22.9% 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Oshkosh Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.7%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3% 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Oshkosh 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+ 22.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±2.7Highest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±18.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Oshkosh 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 $84,500±$25kLowest 5% below MN $91,667±$37kHighest about the MN average
Omro Township and Oshkosh Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $202,100±$57kHighest 39% below MN $166,700±$154kLowest 49% below MN
Oshkosh Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $850 75% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below MN 25 minHighest 9% above MN
Work from home 15.1%±9.1Highest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6%
Oshkosh 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (19%)Marshall (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Omro TownshipFew work in Oshkosh Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Oshkosh 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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