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Spring Brook Township vs Davis Township

Next-door neighbors in Kittson County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.8× in Davis Township) and trails (3× in Davis Township).

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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 people
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Davis Township, MNA small town of 59Kittson County · 59 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.

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.
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Davis TownshipA small town of 59
Quiet strengthsDavis Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Davis 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 worker3.8×
Davis Township is more of a job hub
Davis Township 0.42Spring Brook Township 0.11
Trails3×
Davis Township has more miles of trail
Davis Township 6.6 miSpring Brook Township 2.2 mi
Bachelor’s degree++22.6 pts
More adults in Davis Township have a degree
Davis Township 63.8%Spring Brook Township 41.2%
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Davis Township
Davis Township $1,250Spring Brook Township $1,050
Typical home built14 yrs
Davis Township’s homes are older
Spring Brook Township 1963Davis Township 1949
★ What stands out · Where they are

Spring Brook Township and Davis Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Brook TownshipDavis TownshipSpring Brook TownshipDavis Township
Spring Brook Township ↔ Davis Township6.2 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
Spring Brook TownshipDavis Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th78th
Outdoors & history
Spring Brook TownshipDavis Township
Trails2 mi7 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled18841882
Community
Spring Brook TownshipDavis 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 TownshipDavis Township
People
Population 39Lowest 59Highest
Median age 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN 61.3±8.1Lowest 58% above MN
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.3%±63.9Highest MN: 22.9% 1.7%±45Lowest MN: 22.9%
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.6%±70Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.7%±36.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Davis Township and Spring Brook 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 63.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±26.7Highest MN: 5.8% 1.7%±17.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Spring Brook Township and Davis Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $106,250±$15k 19% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,100±$45k 61% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050Lowest 69% below MN $1,250Highest 63% below MN
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min about the MN average
Work from home 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6% 3.7%±7Highest MN: 17.6%
Davis 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 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Karlstad (16%)Hallock (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Davis TownshipFew work in Spring Brook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miLowest 6.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
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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Bordering Spring Brook Township

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Deerwood Township110 people · $184K homes
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Augsburg Township109 people · $169K 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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