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Sobieski vs Deerfield Township

64 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (10× in Sobieski) and trails (7× in Deerfield Township).

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Sobieski, MNA small town of 192Minnesota · 192 people
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Deerfield Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 157 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.

SobieskiA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsSobieski doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sobieski →
Deerfield TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.7% conserved land2.1 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Deerfield Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid10×
Sobieski has the more walkable street grid
Sobieski 3.0Deerfield Township 0.3
Trails7×
Deerfield Township has more miles of trail
Deerfield Township 2.1 miSobieski 0.3 mi
Average commute21 min
Deerfield Township has the shorter commute
Sobieski 41 minDeerfield Township 19 min
Seasonal homes+37 pts
Deerfield Township has more second homes
Deerfield Township 42.9%Sobieski 5.9%
Typical home built37 yrs
Sobieski’s homes are older
Deerfield Township 1997Sobieski 1960
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Sobieski
Sobieski $1,450Deerfield Township $1,000
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Sobieski$1,120/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →
Deerfield Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $208K (Census) · tax rate 0.48% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Deerfield Township and Sobieski.

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
SobieskiDeerfield Township
Snow a year51″—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th17th
Outdoors & history
SobieskiDeerfield Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—15.7%
Community
SobieskiDeerfield 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

64 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SobieskiMNDeerfield TownshipCass County
Sobieski ↔ Deerfield Township64 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.

SobieskiDeerfield Township
People
Population 192Highest 157Lowest
Median age 32.7±9.7Highest 16% below MN 31.8±12.2Lowest 18% below MN
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±6.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.8%±9.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±6.3Highest MN: 17.3% 12.1%±14.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 13%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.7%±9.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$44kHighest 14% below MN $56,250±$20kLowest 37% below MN
Sobieski and Deerfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$39kLowest 42% below MN $208,300±$47kHighest 37% below MN
Deerfield Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$428 22% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,450Highest 57% below MN $1,000Lowest 70% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 40.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 79% above MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN
Work from home 12.6%±9.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 15.5%±7.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Deerfield Township and Sobieski 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 17.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Falls (18%)Hackensack (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Deerfield TownshipFew work in Sobieski
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 15.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 0.3Lowest
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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