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.

Down paymentRate%

Adrian$1,600/mo

Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Westside Township$1,710/mo

Typical home $300K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $575/mo · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Westside Township and Adrian.

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

Adrian and Westside Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

AdrianWestside Township

Adrian ↔ Westside Township3.1 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

19 Westside Township residents work in Adrian (22.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Westside Township →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

A+AdrianSafer than 98% of U.S. towns –Westside TownshipNot graded

Schools

B−AdrianBetter than 52% of districts in the state –Westside TownshipNot graded

Health

BAdrianHealthier than 59% of U.S. towns –Westside TownshipNot graded

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

AdrianWestside Township

Snow a year45″35″

January low5°F 6°F

July high82°F 85°F

Growing season (days)153d 156d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 37th

Outdoors & history

AdrianWestside Township

Trails0 mi 3 mi

Conserved land0%0.4%

National Register places2 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

AdrianWestside Township

Library hours a week29 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

AdrianWestside Township

People

Population 1,236Highest 137Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2% MN: +7.6% —

Median age 37.6±5.9Lowest 3% below MN 42.9±5.9Highest 11% above MN

Westside Township and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.6%±4.8Highest MN: 22.9% 19.7%±10.3Lowest MN: 22.9%

Adrian and Westside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3% 18.2%±13.1Lowest MN: 17.3%

Adrian and Westside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.8%±5.2Highest MN: 5.8%

Westside Township and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $73,438±$17kLowest 18% below MN $104,583±$34kHighest 17% above MN

Westside Township and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $165,500±$14kLowest 50% below MN $300,000±$116kHighest 9% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$632Highest 26% below MN $575±$176Lowest 55% below MN

Adrian and Westside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,104Highest 37% below MN $1,611Lowest 52% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 15.2%±39.7Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Adrian and Westside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 7.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.9%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 83.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 19 yrs older than MN 1955Lowest 24 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 8% below MN 18 minLowest 22% below MN

Work from home 2.4%±1.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.2%±10.2Highest MN: 17.6%

Westside Township and Adrian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 15.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.80Highest 0.32Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (22%)Adrian (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Westside Township23% work in Adrian

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.7 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.4Highest 1.0Lowest

Schools

School district Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town Adrian Secondary—

Students per teacherat that high school 12.8 —

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Adrian vs Westside Township

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Adrian and Westside Township share a border

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