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Sigel Township vs Stark Township

Next-door neighbors in Brown County. The biggest differences: trails (9.7× in Stark Township) and jobs per worker (3× in Stark Township).

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Sigel Township, MNA small town of 299Brown County · 299 people
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Stark Township, MNA small town of 224Brown County · 224 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 →
Stark TownshipA small town of 224
Quiet strengthsStark Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stark 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.

Trails9.7×
Stark Township has more miles of trail
Stark Township 2.9 miSigel Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker3×
Stark Township is more of a job hub
Stark Township 0.15Sigel Township 0.05
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Sigel Township
Sigel Township $1,952Stark Township $1,636
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Stark 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 →
Stark Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Stark 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 Stark Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sigel TownshipStark TownshipSigel TownshipStark Township
Sigel Township ↔ Stark Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 TownshipStark Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F7°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th44th
Outdoors & history
Sigel TownshipStark Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—2.3%
Settled18561868
Community
Sigel TownshipStark 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 TownshipStark Township
People
Population 299Highest 224Lowest
Median age 54.9±7.5Highest 41% above MN 47.8±8.2Lowest 23% above MN
Sigel Township and Stark 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% 20.5%±7.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Stark 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% 20.1%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Sigel Township and Stark 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% 22%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±3.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±5.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Stark 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 $86,250±$12kLowest 3% below MN
Sigel Township and Stark 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 $296,400±$52kHighest 10% below MN
Stark 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±$288 22% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,952Highest 42% below MN $1,636Lowest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Stark 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% 4.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 15% below MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 9.8%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6% 8%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sigel Township and Stark 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 9.8 miLowest 13.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (43%)New Ulm (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Stark TownshipFew work in Sigel Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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