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Rost Township vs Bear Park Township

268 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (+52% in Bear Park Township).

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Rost Township, MNA small town of 205Jackson County · 205 people
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Bear Park Township, MNA small town of 190Norman County · 190 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.

Rost TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsRost Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rost Township →
Bear Park TownshipA small town of 190
Quiet strengthsBear Park Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bear Park 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.

★ 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.

Rost Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Bear Park Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $215K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Rost Township and Bear Park 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
Rost TownshipBear Park Township
Snow a year49″—
January low5°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)153d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th41st
Outdoors & history
Rost TownshipBear Park Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0.8%
Settled—1881
Community
Rost TownshipBear Park 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

268 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rost Township ↔ Bear Park Township268 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.

Rost TownshipBear Park Township
People
Population 205Highest 190Lowest
Median age 35.4±13Lowest 9% below MN 37±13.3Highest 5% below MN
Bear Park Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9% 29.5%±6.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Rost Township and Bear Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 20.5%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Bear Park Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Bear Park Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,938±$41kHighest 4% below MN $74,688±$11kLowest 16% below MN
Rost Township and Bear Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,500±$41kHighest 28% below MN $215,000±$33kLowest 35% below MN
Rost Township and Bear Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$525 47% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,475Lowest 56% below MN $1,554Highest 54% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Rost Township and Bear Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN 1949Highest 30 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 22% above MN 27 minLowest 19% above MN
Work from home 17.8%±9.3Highest MN: 17.6% 9.7%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Rost Township and Bear Park Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (24%)Mahnomen (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bear Park TownshipFew work in Rost Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8% 0.8%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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