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Aastad Township vs Gray Township

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Aastad Township) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Gray Township).

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Aastad Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 230 people
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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 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.

Aastad TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors14.1% conserved land3.3 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Aastad Township →
Gray TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsGray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gray Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails11×
Aastad Township has more miles of trail
Aastad Township 3.3 miGray Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker3.9×
Gray Township is more of a job hub
Gray Township 0.63Aastad Township 0.16
Work from home+20.6 pts
More people work from home in Aastad Township
Aastad Township 23%Gray Township 2.4%
Conserved land+14.1 pts
Aastad Township has more conserved land
Aastad Township 14.1%Gray Township 0%
Average commute6 min
Gray Township has the shorter commute
Aastad Township 22 minGray Township 16 min
Typical home built16 yrs
Aastad Township’s homes are older
Gray Township 1965Aastad Township 1949
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Gray 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.

Aastad Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Gray Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Gray Township and Aastad 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
Aastad TownshipGray Township
Snow a year50″40″
January low-1°F5°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)149d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)24th52nd
Outdoors & history
Aastad TownshipGray Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land14.1%0%
Settled18711879
Famous people born here1—
Community
Aastad TownshipGray 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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Aastad TownshipOtter Tail CountyGray TownshipPipestone County
Aastad Township ↔ Gray Township152 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.

Aastad TownshipGray Township
People
Population 230Highest 208Lowest
Median age 53.1±9.3Lowest 37% above MN 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±4.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.4%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.3%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $135,250±$27kHighest 52% above MN $133,250±$33kLowest 50% above MN
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $271,900±$85kLowest 17% below MN $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,922Highest 43% below MN $1,653Lowest 51% below MN
Below poverty line 2.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below MN 16 minLowest 28% below MN
Work from home 23%±13.5Highest MN: 17.6% 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (65%)Pipestone (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Aastad Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 14.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 1.1Highest
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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