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St. Vincent vs Spring Brook Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (25.1× in St. Vincent) and jobs per worker (3.9× in St. Vincent).

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St. Vincent, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 45 people
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Spring Brook Township, MNA small town of 39Kittson County · 39 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 $160 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.

St. Vincent$600/mo
Typical home $105K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →
Spring Brook Township$760/mo
Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Spring Brook Township and St. Vincent.

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
St. VincentSpring Brook Township
Snow a year39″44″
January low-4°F-5°F
July high78°F82°F
Growing season (days)139d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th79th
Outdoors & history
St. VincentSpring Brook Township
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0.3%
Settled—1884
Community
St. VincentSpring Brook 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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. Vincent ↔ Spring Brook Township36 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.

St. VincentSpring Brook Township
People
Population 45Highest 39Lowest
Median age 59.1±6.9Lowest 52% above MN 63.4±2.4Highest 63% above MN
Spring Brook Township and St. Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20%±45.7Highest MN: 22.9% 10.3%±63.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
St. Vincent and Spring Brook Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.8%±55.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.6%±70Highest MN: 17.3%
Spring Brook Township and St. Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 41.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±31.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±26.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Spring Brook Township and St. Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,750±$17k 34% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $105,000±$36kLowest 68% below MN $128,100±$45kHighest 61% below MN
Spring Brook Township and St. Vincent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $600Lowest 82% below MN $1,050Highest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90%Lowest MN: 72.2% 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 8 min 63% below MN —
Work from home 24%±27.5Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6%
St. Vincent 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 39.3 miHighest 25.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hallock (35%)Karlstad (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Spring Brook TownshipFew work in St. Vincent
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 2.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.1Highest 1.0Lowest
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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