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Spring Brook Township vs Augsburg Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (7.9× in Augsburg Township) and median age (30.9 yrs in Spring Brook Township).

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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 people
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Augsburg Township, MNA small town of 109Marshall County · 109 people
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.

Spring Brook TownshipA small town of 39
Quiet strengthsSpring Brook Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Brook Township →
Augsburg TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsAugsburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Augsburg 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Augsburg 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.

Spring Brook Township$760/mo
Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →
Augsburg Township$960/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Augsburg Township and Spring Brook 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

Spring Brook Township and Augsburg Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Brook TownshipAugsburg TownshipSpring Brook TownshipAugsburg Township
Spring Brook Township ↔ Augsburg Township6.0 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
Spring Brook TownshipAugsburg Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th74th
Outdoors & history
Spring Brook TownshipAugsburg Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled18841884
Community
Spring Brook TownshipAugsburg 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.

Spring Brook TownshipAugsburg Township
People
Population 39Lowest 109Highest
Median age 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN 32.5±5.2Lowest 16% below MN
Kids under 18 10.3%±63.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.3%±15.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Augsburg Township and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±70Highest MN: 17.3% 7.3%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Spring Brook Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 41.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 37.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±26.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 8.3%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Augsburg Township and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $69,583±$47k 22% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,100±$45kLowest 61% below MN $168,800±$62kHighest 49% below MN
Augsburg Township and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050Highest 69% below MN $950Lowest 72% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 8.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 70.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 17 min 26% below MN
Work from home 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6% 15%±23Highest MN: 17.6%
Augsburg Township and Spring Brook 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 25.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.87Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Karlstad (16%)Stephen (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Augsburg TownshipFew work in Spring Brook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 1.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
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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