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Stark Township vs Ottawa Township

40 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.2× in Stark Township) and street grid (2.4× in Ottawa Township).

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Stark Township, MNA small town of 224Brown County · 224 people
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Ottawa Township, MNA history townLe Sueur County · 239 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.

Stark TownshipA small town of 224
Quiet strengthsStark Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stark Township →
Ottawa TownshipA history town
History6 historic places6 places on the National Register All about Ottawa 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.

Trails3.2×
Stark Township has more miles of trail
Stark Township 2.9 miOttawa Township 0.9 mi
Street grid2.4×
Ottawa Township has the more walkable street grid
Ottawa Township 2.2Stark Township 0.9
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Ottawa Township
Ottawa Township $2,441Stark Township $1,636
Average commute12 min
Stark Township has the shorter commute
Ottawa Township 31 minStark Township 18 min
Jobs per worker2.4×
Ottawa Township is more of a job hub
Ottawa Township 0.36Stark Township 0.15
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $270 more a month in Ottawa 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.

Stark Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $296K (Census) · tax rate 0.55% · Housing →
Ottawa Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

The difference: $270 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Ottawa Township and Stark 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.

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
Stark TownshipOttawa Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low7°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th51st
Outdoors & history
Stark TownshipOttawa Township
Trails3 mi—
Conserved land2.3%—
Settled1868—
National Register places—6
Community
Stark TownshipOttawa 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

40 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stark TownshipBrown CountyOttawa TownshipLe Sueur County
Stark Township ↔ Ottawa Township40 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.

Stark TownshipOttawa Township
People
Population 224Lowest 239Highest
Median age 47.8±8.2Lowest 23% above MN 50.5±11.6Highest 30% above MN
Ottawa Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.3%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Ottawa Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.1%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.4%±10.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Ottawa Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±5.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±5.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Stark Township and Ottawa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,250±$12kHighest 3% below MN $76,875±$36kLowest 14% below MN
Stark Township and Ottawa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $296,400±$52kLowest 10% below MN $335,900±$32kHighest about the MN average
Ottawa Township and Stark Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,636Lowest 51% below MN $2,441Highest 27% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Stark Township and Ottawa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 10.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below MN 31 minHighest 35% above MN
Work from home 8%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.3%±6.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Ottawa Township and Stark 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 13.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Ulm (41%)Le Sueur (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ottawa TownshipFew work in Stark Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 2.2Highest
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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