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Staples Township vs Bartlett Township

Next-door neighbors in Todd County. The biggest differences: trails (5.8× in Staples Township) and street grid (2.4× in Staples Township).

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Staples Township, MNA small town of 935Todd County · 935 people
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Bartlett Township, MNA small town of 409Todd County · 409 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.

Staples TownshipA small town of 935
Quiet strengthsStaples Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Staples Township →
Bartlett TownshipA small town of 409
Quiet strengthsBartlett Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bartlett 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.

Trails5.8×
Staples Township has more miles of trail
Staples Township 7.6 miBartlett Township 1.3 mi
Street grid2.4×
Staples Township has the more walkable street grid
Staples Township 1.9Bartlett Township 0.8
Jobs per worker2.5×
Staples Township is more of a job hub
Staples Township 0.10Bartlett Township 0.04
Homeowners+12.2 pts renters
Staples Township has more renters
Bartlett Township 89.6%Staples Township 77.4%
Size2.3×
Staples Township is the bigger place
Staples Township 935Bartlett Township 409
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Staples Township$1,180/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $486/mo · Housing →
Bartlett Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Bartlett Township and Staples 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

Staples Township and Bartlett Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Staples TownshipBartlett TownshipStaples TownshipBartlett Township
Staples Township ↔ Bartlett Township5.7 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
Staples TownshipBartlett Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th26th
Outdoors & history
Staples TownshipBartlett Township
Trails8 mi1 mi
Conserved land7.7%0.1%
Settled—1883
Archive photos8—
Community
Staples TownshipBartlett 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.

Staples TownshipBartlett Township
People
Population 935Highest 409Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.8% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 45±5.7Lowest 16% above MN 45.8±6.3Highest 18% above MN
Bartlett Township and Staples Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.7%±9.2Highest MN: 22.9% 25.2%±5.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Staples Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.8%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 27.1%±6.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Bartlett Township and Staples Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±0.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.2%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Staples Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,625±$19kHighest 31% below MN $60,938±$12kLowest 32% below MN
Staples Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $191,800±$31kLowest 42% below MN $217,500±$98kHighest 34% below MN
Bartlett Township and Staples Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $486±$107 62% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,076Highest 38% below MN $1,817Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.8%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 28.6%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Staples Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 12%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 11% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 4.2%±2.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±17Highest MN: 17.6%
Bartlett Township and Staples 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 17.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Staples (28%)Wadena (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bartlett TownshipFew work in Staples Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.7%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.6 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.9Highest 0.8Lowest
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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