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Round Lake vs Comfrey

49 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (6.8× in Comfrey) and street grid (3.4× in Comfrey).

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Round Lake, MNA small town of 333Minnesota · 333 people
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Comfrey, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 338 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.

Round LakeA small town of 333
Quiet strengthsRound Lake doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Round Lake →
ComfreyKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 32%of MN districts Housing$286K typical home18% below the MN typical home All about Comfrey →
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.

Jobs per worker6.8×
Comfrey is more of a job hub
Comfrey 0.41Round Lake 0.06
Street grid3.4×
Comfrey has the more walkable street grid
Comfrey 107Round Lake 31.7
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Comfrey
Comfrey $1,513Round Lake $1,031
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,210 more a month in Comfrey

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.

Round Lake$660/mo
Typical home $110K (Census) · tax rate 0.94% · Housing →
Comfrey$1,880/mo
Typical home $286K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.57% · or rent about $622/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,210 a month, about $14,600 a year, between Comfrey and Round Lake.

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.

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.

Schools
–Round LakeNot graded CComfreyBetter than 32% of districts in the state
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
Round LakeComfrey
Snow a year46″42″
January low—4°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th44th
Outdoors & history
Round LakeComfrey
Settled—1902
Community
Round LakeComfrey
Library hours a week—28 hrs
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

49 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Round LakeMNComfreyMN
Round Lake ↔ Comfrey49 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.

Round LakeComfrey
People
Population 333Lowest 338Highest
Median age 44.5±9.6Highest 15% above MN 42.7±6Lowest 10% above MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.7%±5.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 20.7%±7.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.9%±4Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.5%±4.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±7.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.2%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,667±$19kHighest 20% below MN $61,875±$21kLowest 31% below MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $109,900±$19kHighest 67% below MN $96,300±$17kLowest 71% below MN
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $622±$58 51% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,031Lowest 69% below MN $1,513Highest 55% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 5%±43.8Lowest MN: 48.1% 34.1%±15.8Highest MN: 48.1%
Comfrey and Round Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 72.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below MN 21 minLowest 9% below MN
Work from home 9.1%±10.8Highest MN: 17.6% 1.5%±2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Round Lake and Comfrey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 4.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (32%)Springfield (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ComfreyFew work in Round Lake
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
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 31.7Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district —COMFREY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Comfrey Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.7
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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