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Strand Township vs Brookfield Township

188 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (9.8× in Strand Township) and work from home (+14.6 pts in Brookfield Township).

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Strand Township, MNA small town of 105Norman County · 105 people
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Brookfield Township, MNA small town of 146Renville County · 146 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.

Strand TownshipA small town of 105
Quiet strengthsStrand Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Strand Township →
Brookfield TownshipA small town of 146
Quiet strengthsBrookfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Brookfield 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.

Trails9.8×
Strand Township has more miles of trail
Strand Township 9.8 miBrookfield Township 1.0 mi
Work from home+14.6 pts
More people work from home in Brookfield Township
Brookfield Township 16.7%Strand Township 2.1%
Average commute6 min
Strand Township has the shorter commute
Brookfield Township 21 minStrand Township 15 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Brookfield Township’s homes are older
Strand Township 1972Brookfield Township 1957
Street grid+50%
Strand Township has the more walkable street grid
Strand Township 1.2Brookfield Township 0.8
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $160 more a month in Brookfield 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.

Strand Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →
Brookfield Township$1,450/mo
Typical home $252K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $1,113/mo · Housing →

The difference: $160 a month, about $1,900 a year, between Brookfield Township and Strand 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
Strand TownshipBrookfield Township
Snow a year—38″
January low—2°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st23rd
Outdoors & history
Strand TownshipBrookfield Township
Trails10 mi1 mi
Conserved land4.4%3.4%
Settled—1874
Community
Strand TownshipBrookfield 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

188 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Strand TownshipNorman CountyBrookfield TownshipRenville County
Strand Township ↔ Brookfield Township188 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.

Strand TownshipBrookfield Township
People
Population 105Lowest 146Highest
Median age 32.5±21.5Lowest 16% below MN 34.3±5.8Highest 12% below MN
Brookfield Township and Strand Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.3%±24.9Highest MN: 22.9% 24%±6.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Strand Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.9%±23Highest MN: 17.3% 15.8%±14.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Strand Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 6.8%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.8%±6Highest MN: 5.8%
Brookfield Township and Strand Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,375±$56kHighest 28% above MN $90,625±$32kLowest about the MN average
Strand Township and Brookfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$83kLowest 32% below MN $251,800±$33kHighest 24% below MN
Brookfield Township and Strand Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,113±$32 13% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,389Lowest 59% below MN $1,563Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 35% below MN 21 minHighest 9% below MN
Work from home 2.1%±4Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.7%±8Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.8 miHighest 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Highest 0.51Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Mahnomen (8%)Hutchinson (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Brookfield TownshipFew work in Strand Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.4%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 9.8 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 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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