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Selma Township vs Bashaw Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.7× in Selma Township) and property tax bill (+18% in Selma Township).

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Selma Township, MNA small town of 140Cottonwood County · 140 people
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Bashaw Township, MNA small town of 188Brown County · 188 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.

Selma TownshipA small town of 140
Quiet strengthsSelma Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Selma Township →
Bashaw TownshipA small town of 188
Quiet strengthsBashaw Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bashaw 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.

Jobs per worker4.7×
Selma Township is more of a job hub
Selma Township 0.33Bashaw Township 0.07
Property tax bill+18%
Tax bills are bigger in Selma Township
Selma Township $1,583Bashaw Township $1,343
Conserved land+8.3 pts
Bashaw Township has more conserved land
Bashaw Township 9.3%Selma Township 1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Selma 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.

Selma Township$1,520/mo
Typical home $264K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →
Bashaw Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $180K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Selma Township and Bashaw 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

Selma Township and Bashaw Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Selma TownshipBashaw TownshipSelma TownshipBashaw Township
Selma Township ↔ Bashaw Township6.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Selma TownshipBashaw Township
Snow a year50″42″
January low5°F4°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th44th
Outdoors & history
Selma TownshipBashaw Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land1%9.3%
Settled1874—
Community
Selma TownshipBashaw 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.

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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.

Selma TownshipBashaw Township
People
Population 140Lowest 188Highest
Median age 46.5±9.9Lowest 20% above MN 57±4Highest 47% above MN
Bashaw Township and Selma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.4%±11.6Highest MN: 22.9% 11.2%±9.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32.1%±13.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 36.7%±6.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Bashaw Township and Selma Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±8.6Highest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,125±$32kHighest 12% below MN $51,250±$15kLowest 42% below MN
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $264,300±$142kHighest 20% below MN $180,400±$37kLowest 45% below MN
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $850±$147 34% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,583Highest 53% below MN $1,343Lowest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Selma Township and Bashaw Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 10.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 84.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 21 minLowest 6% below MN
Work from home 8.1%±7.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.5%±10.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Bashaw Township and Selma 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 17.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mountain Lake (21%)New Ulm (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bashaw TownshipFew work in Selma Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Lowest 9.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 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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