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Spring Brook Township vs Laporte

131 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (20.1× in Laporte) and jobs per worker (20.3× in Laporte).

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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 people
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Laporte, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 71 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 →
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 $1,330 more a month in Laporte

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 →
Laporte$2,090/mo
Typical home $310K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $1,330 a month, about $16,000 a year, between Laporte 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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 TownshipLaporte
Snow a year44″49″
January low-5°F-4°F
July high82°F79°F
Growing season (days)134d131d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th39th
Outdoors & history
Spring Brook TownshipLaporte
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.3%0%
Settled1884—
Community
Spring Brook TownshipLaporte
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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring Brook Township ↔ Laporte131 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.

Spring Brook TownshipLaporte
People
Population 39Lowest 71Highest
Median age 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN 63.3±5.8Lowest 63% above MN
Spring Brook Township and Laporte 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% 1.4%±37.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Spring Brook Township and Laporte 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% 45.1%±32.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Laporte 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 31.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±26.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±19.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Spring Brook Township and Laporte are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $44,375±$38k 50% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $128,100±$45kLowest 61% below MN $159,400±$45kHighest 52% below MN
Laporte and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,050 69% below MN —
Below poverty line 17.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 35.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1963Lowest 16 yrs older than MN 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 22 min 3% below MN
Work from home 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Laporte 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%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 18.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 2.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Karlstad (16%)Bemidji (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaporteFew work in Spring Brook Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 20.1Highest
Schools
School district —Laporte Public School District
High school in town —Laporte Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.3
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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