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Poppleton Township vs Augsburg Township

24 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.7× in Augsburg Township) and trails (8.5× in Poppleton Township).

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Poppleton Township, MNA small town of 87Kittson County · 87 people
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Augsburg Township, MNA small town of 109Marshall County · 109 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.

Poppleton TownshipA small town of 87
Quiet strengthsPoppleton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Poppleton Township →
Augsburg TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsAugsburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Augsburg 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.

Jobs per worker8.7×
Augsburg Township is more of a job hub
Augsburg Township 0.87Poppleton Township 0.10
Trails8.5×
Poppleton Township has more miles of trail
Poppleton Township 13.6 miAugsburg Township 1.6 mi
Property tax bill3.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Poppleton Township
Poppleton Township $2,917Augsburg Township $950
Typical home built24 yrs
Augsburg Township’s homes are older
Poppleton Township 1974Augsburg Township 1950
Homeowners+10.5 pts renters
Augsburg Township has more renters
Poppleton Township 80.8%Augsburg Township 70.3%
Average commute4 min
Augsburg Township has the shorter commute
Poppleton Township 21 minAugsburg Township 17 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Poppleton 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.

Poppleton Township$1,130/mo
Typical home $170K (Census) · tax rate 1.72% · Housing →
Augsburg Township$960/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Poppleton Township and Augsburg 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.

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
Poppleton TownshipAugsburg Township
Snow a year—44″
January low—-5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th74th
Outdoors & history
Poppleton TownshipAugsburg Township
Trails14 mi2 mi
Conserved land1.6%0%
Settled18931884
Community
Poppleton TownshipAugsburg 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.

Where they are

24 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Poppleton TownshipAugsburg TownshipPoppleton TownshipAugsburg Township
Poppleton Township ↔ Augsburg Township24 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.

Poppleton TownshipAugsburg Township
People
Population 87Lowest 109Highest
Median age 34.8±9.1Highest 10% below MN 32.5±5.2Lowest 16% below MN
Poppleton Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33.3%±15Highest MN: 22.9% 30.3%±15.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Poppleton Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.9%±27.1Highest MN: 17.3% 7.3%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Poppleton Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 37.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.1%±12Lowest MN: 5.8% 8.3%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Augsburg Township and Poppleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,500±$56kHighest 21% above MN $69,583±$47kLowest 22% below MN
Poppleton Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,600±$66kHighest 48% below MN $168,800±$62kLowest 49% below MN
Poppleton Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,917Highest 13% below MN $950Lowest 72% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 80.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 70.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 6% below MN 17 minLowest 26% below MN
Work from home 15.6%±14.5Highest MN: 17.6% 15%±23Lowest MN: 17.6%
Poppleton Township and Augsburg 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 22.8 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lancaster (22%)Stephen (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Augsburg TownshipFew work in Poppleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 13.6 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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