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%

Roscoe$1,040/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →

Munson Township$2,370/mo

Typical home $399K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $1,330 a month, about $15,900 a year, between Munson Township and Roscoe.

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

Roscoe and Munson Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RoscoeMunson Township

Roscoe ↔ Munson Township3.0 miles apart · They share a border

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

–RoscoeNot graded BMunson TownshipHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

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

RoscoeMunson Township

Snow a year57″57″

January low4°F 4°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)155d 155d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th 59th

Outdoors & history

RoscoeMunson Township

Trails—1 mi

Conserved land—0.3%

Community

RoscoeMunson 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

RoscoeMunson Township

People

Population 96Lowest 1,403Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1.1% MN: +7.6%

Median age 44±8.3Highest 13% above MN 42.9±9.8Lowest 11% above MN

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

Kids under 18 21.9%±21.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.5%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 24%±21Highest MN: 17.3% 20.5%±5Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 25.1%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.6%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,750±$13kLowest 45% below MN $121,000±$16kHighest 36% above MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,200±$69kLowest 47% below MN $398,800±$29kHighest 21% above MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Lowest 53% below MN $3,321Highest about the MN average

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±40.8 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 27.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 77.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1947Lowest 32 yrs older than MN 1981Highest 2 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below MN 28 minHighest 25% above MN

Work from home 13.2%±11.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.8%±5.6Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 mi 17.8 mi

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.13Highest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Cloud (12%)St. Cloud (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Munson TownshipFew work in Roscoe

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 22.7Highest 2.4Lowest

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.

Roscoe vs Munson Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,330 more a month in Munson Township

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