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Sigel Township vs Milford Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: trails (8.3× in Milford Township) and jobs per worker (6.4× in Milford Township).

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Sigel Township, MNA small town of 299Brown County · 299 people
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Milford Township, MNA history townBrown County · 760 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 →
Milford TownshipA history town
HistorySettled in 18582 places on the National Register All about Milford 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.

Trails8.3×
Milford Township has more miles of trail
Milford Township 2.5 miSigel Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker6.4×
Milford Township is more of a job hub
Milford Township 0.32Sigel Township 0.05
Property tax bill+31%
Tax bills are bigger in Milford Township
Milford Township $2,558Sigel Township $1,952
Size2.5×
Milford Township is the bigger place
Milford Township 760Sigel Township 299
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Milford 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 →
Milford Township$1,750/mo
Typical home $293K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Milford 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.

Where they are

Sigel Township and Milford Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Sigel TownshipMilford TownshipSigel TownshipMilford Township
Sigel Township ↔ Milford Township5.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
3 Sigel Township residents work in Milford Township (2% of its workers)
Work & commute in Sigel Township →
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 TownshipMilford Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th35th
Outdoors & history
Sigel TownshipMilford Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—6%
Settled18561858
National Register places—2
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here—2
Community
Sigel TownshipMilford 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.

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.

Sigel TownshipMilford Township
People
Population 299Lowest 760Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.4% MN: +7.6%
Median age 54.9±7.5Highest 41% above MN 53.2±6.5Lowest 37% above MN
Sigel Township and Milford 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% 22.8%±4.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Milford 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%±6.2Highest MN: 17.3% 27.5%±4.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Sigel Township and Milford 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% 27.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±3.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±2.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Milford 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 $87,083±$22kLowest about the MN average
Sigel Township and Milford 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 $292,800±$35kHighest 11% below MN
Milford 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 $725±$135Lowest 43% below MN
Sigel Township and Milford 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 $2,558Highest 24% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 28.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Milford 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% 6.8%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 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 15% below MN 16 minLowest 30% below MN
Work from home 9.8%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6% 8.8%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sigel Township and Milford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.8 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.32Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (43%)New Ulm (44%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Milford TownshipFew work in Sigel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.4Highest
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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