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Spring Brook Township vs Jupiter Township

Next-door neighbors in Kittson County. The biggest differences: size (3.5× in Jupiter Township) and conserved land (+10.4 pts in Jupiter Township).

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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 people
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Jupiter Township, MNA small town of 135Kittson County · 135 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 →
Jupiter TownshipA small town of 135
Quiet strengthsJupiter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Jupiter 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 Spring Brook 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 →
Jupiter Township$550/mo
Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.24% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Spring Brook Township and Jupiter 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 Jupiter Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Brook TownshipJupiter TownshipSpring Brook TownshipJupiter Township
Spring Brook Township ↔ Jupiter Township5.6 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 TownshipJupiter Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th79th
Outdoors & history
Spring Brook TownshipJupiter Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.3%10.7%
Settled18841883
Community
Spring Brook TownshipJupiter 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 TownshipJupiter Township
People
Population 39Lowest 135Highest
Median age 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN 47.8±16.3Lowest 23% above MN
Spring Brook Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.3%±63.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 17%±12.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Jupiter 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% 14.1%±14.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Spring Brook Township and Jupiter 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% 35.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±26.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.4%±9.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Jupiter 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 — $108,750±$33k 22% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,100±$45kHighest 61% below MN $87,100±$66kLowest 74% below MN
Spring Brook Township and Jupiter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050Lowest 69% below MN $1,077Highest 68% below MN
Below poverty line 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 0.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than MN 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 19 min 15% below MN
Work from home 0%±100 MN: 17.6% 0%±13.9 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Karlstad (16%)Hallock (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Jupiter TownshipFew work in Spring Brook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 10.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 2.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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