Brunswick TownshipMN
A town of 1,397, settled in 1860.
Is Brunswick Township a good place to live?
The best of Brunswick Township’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Brunswick Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On health, just 56 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 10 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. Brunswick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,397 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Brunswick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Brunswick Township is from typical.
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Moving to Brunswick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brunswick Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Brunswick Township.
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Brunswick Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
0.6% of Brunswick Township working residents work locally, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. The top destinations are Mora (23%), Cambridge (10%) and Minneapolis (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
| Brunswick Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Brunswick Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Brunswick Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Brunswick Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Brunswick Township are less healthy than 59% of U.S. towns
Brunswick Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 18% of Brunswick Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Brunswick Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Brunswick Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.8% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Brunswick Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Brunswick Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Brunswick Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Brunswick Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Brunswick Township for work
Where Brunswick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brunswick Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Brunswick is an unincorporated community in Brunswick Township, Kanabec County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Mora and Rock Creek at the junction of State Highway 65 (MN 65) and State Highway 70 (MN 70). The Groundhouse River flows through the community. Nearby places include Mora, Braham, Coin, Stanchfield, and Grasston. ZIP codes 55051 (Mora) and 55006 (Braham) meet near Brunswick.
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- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Brunswick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brunswick Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.