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Sigel Township vs Arctander Township

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.8× in Arctander Township) and property tax bill (+25% in Arctander Township).

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Sigel Township, MNA small town of 299Brown County · 299 people
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Arctander Township, MNA small town of 316Kandiyohi County · 316 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.

Sigel TownshipA small town of 299
Quiet strengthsSigel Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sigel Township →
Arctander TownshipA small town of 316
Quiet strengthsArctander Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Arctander 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 worker4.8×
Arctander Township is more of a job hub
Arctander Township 0.24Sigel Township 0.05
Property tax bill+25%
Tax bills are bigger in Arctander Township
Arctander Township $2,433Sigel Township $1,952
Seasonal homes+9.8 pts
Arctander Township has more second homes
Arctander Township 11.2%Sigel Township 1.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Arctander 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.

Sigel Township$1,540/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →
Arctander Township$1,810/mo
Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $690/mo · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Arctander Township and Sigel 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
Sigel TownshipArctander Township
Snow a year38″46″
January low7°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th49th
Outdoors & history
Sigel TownshipArctander Township
Settled1856—
Famous people born here—1
Community
Sigel TownshipArctander 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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sigel TownshipBrown CountyArctander TownshipKandiyohi County
Sigel Township ↔ Arctander Township78 miles apart
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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.

Sigel TownshipArctander Township
People
Population 299Lowest 316Highest
Median age 54.9±7.5Highest 41% above MN 54±13.1Lowest 39% above MN
Sigel Township and Arctander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.4%±7.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 14.9%±4Highest MN: 22.9%
Arctander Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.8%±6.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 34.2%±9.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Arctander Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±3.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±1.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Arctander Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,179±$10kHighest 7% above MN $82,500±$22kLowest 7% below MN
Sigel Township and Arctander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $262,500±$38kLowest 20% below MN $306,800±$47kHighest 7% below MN
Arctander Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$288Highest 22% below MN $690±$409Lowest 46% below MN
Sigel Township and Arctander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,952Lowest 42% below MN $2,433Highest 28% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Arctander Township and Sigel Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN 1974Highest 5 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 15% below MN 23 minHighest about the MN average
Work from home 9.8%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6% 8.9%±4.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sigel Township and Arctander Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (43%)Willmar (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Arctander TownshipFew work in Sigel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 9.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 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 1.0Lowest 1.4Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Sigel Township

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Milford Township760 people · $293K 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.

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