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Queen Township vs Brandsvold Township

Next-door neighbors in Polk County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Brandsvold Township) and trails (3.3× in Queen Township).

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Queen Township, MNA small town of 117Polk County · 117 people

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Brandsvold Township, MNA small town of 270Polk County · 270 people

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.

Queen TownshipA small town of 117

Quiet strengthsQueen Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Queen Township →

Brandsvold TownshipA small town of 270

Quiet strengthsBrandsvold Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Brandsvold 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 worker9×

Brandsvold Township is more of a job hub

Brandsvold Township 0.18Queen Township 0.02

Queen Township has more miles of trail

Queen Township 5.3 miBrandsvold Township 1.6 mi

Typical home built41 yrs

Brandsvold Township’s homes are older

Queen Township 1985Brandsvold Township 1944

Bachelor’s degree++24 pts

More adults in Brandsvold Township have a degree

Brandsvold Township 47.2%Queen Township 23.2%

Average commute10 min

Brandsvold Township has the shorter commute

Queen Township 31 minBrandsvold Township 21 min

Property tax bill+23%

Tax bills are bigger in Queen Township

Queen Township $2,321Brandsvold Township $1,893

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Queen 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.

Down paymentRate%

Queen Township$1,700/mo

Typical home $288K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

Brandsvold Township$1,450/mo

Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · or rent about $1,300/mo · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,000 a year, between Queen Township and Brandsvold 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

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Queen TownshipBrandsvold Township

Queen Township ↔ Brandsvold Township6.4 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

Queen TownshipBrandsvold Township

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd 32nd

Outdoors & history

Queen TownshipBrandsvold Township

Trails5 mi 2 mi

Conserved land8.5%4.9%

Community

Queen TownshipBrandsvold Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Queen TownshipBrandsvold Township

People

Population 117Lowest 270Highest

Median age 45.5±21.9Highest 17% above MN 40.4±16.2Lowest 4% above MN

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29.9%±11.8Highest MN: 22.9% 26.7%±4.8Lowest MN: 22.9%

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 23.1%±16.1Highest MN: 17.3% 7.8%±6Lowest MN: 17.3%

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 47.2%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±12.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.3%±6.2Highest MN: 5.8%

Brandsvold Township and Queen Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $99,063±$31kHighest 11% above MN $96,250±$37kLowest 8% above MN

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $287,500±$67kHighest 13% below MN $246,900±$44kLowest 25% below MN

Queen Township and Brandsvold Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,300±$429 about the MN average

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,321Highest 31% below MN $1,893Lowest 44% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 12.5%±100 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 4.3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.2%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN 1944Lowest 35 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 21 minLowest 8% below MN

Work from home 0%±19.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.4%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6%

Brandsvold Township and Queen 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 20.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.18Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fosston (27%)Fosston (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brandsvold TownshipFew work in Queen Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 8.5%Highest 4.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 5.3 miHighest 1.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Queen Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Queen Township

Columbia Township482 people · $263K homes

Eddy Township418 people · $275K homes

Eden Township177 people · $188K homes

Towns like Queen Township

Three Lakes Township138 people · $242K homes

Butterfield Township137 people · $307K homes

Lucas Township162 people · $331K homes

Bennington Township116 people · $329K homes

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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.