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Aetna Township vs Rock Township

Next-door neighbors in Pipestone County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Aetna Township) and property tax bill (+23% in Aetna Township).

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Aetna Township, MNA small town of 161Pipestone County · 161 people
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Rock Township, MNA small town of 168Pipestone County · 168 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.

Aetna TownshipA small town of 161
Quiet strengthsAetna Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Aetna Township →
Rock TownshipA small town of 168
Quiet strengthsRock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rock 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.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Aetna Township is more of a job hub
Aetna Township 0.82Rock Township 0.21
Property tax bill+23%
Tax bills are bigger in Aetna Township
Aetna Township $1,680Rock Township $1,361
Homeowners+9.7 pts renters
Rock Township has more renters
Aetna Township 85.7%Rock Township 76%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Rock 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.

Aetna Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Rock Township$1,730/mo
Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.44% · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Rock Township and Aetna 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.

Where they are

Aetna Township and Rock Township share a border

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

Aetna TownshipRock TownshipAetna TownshipRock Township
Aetna Township ↔ Rock Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
2 Rock Township residents work in Aetna Township (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Rock Township →
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
Aetna TownshipRock Township
Snow a year42″46″
January low—4°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—145d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Aetna TownshipRock Township
Trails2 mi2 mi
Conserved land3.1%3.4%
Settled18801879
Community
Aetna TownshipRock 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.

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.

Aetna TownshipRock Township
People
Population 161Lowest 168Highest
Median age 50.6±3.5Highest 30% above MN 43±25Lowest 11% above MN
Aetna Township and Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18%±8.1Highest MN: 22.9% 17.9%±4.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Aetna Township and Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 30.4%±9.4Highest MN: 17.3% 26.8%±15.6Lowest MN: 17.3%
Aetna Township and Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±6.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 13.1%±6.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Rock Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,250±$25kLowest 37% below MN $61,875±$53kHighest 31% below MN
Rock Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $238,100±$25kLowest 28% below MN $307,900±$48kHighest 6% below MN
Rock Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,680Highest 50% below MN $1,361Lowest 59% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 14.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 12.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 76%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN 1954Highest 25 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MN average 21 minLowest 9% below MN
Work from home 16.2%±11.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 20.8%±11.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Rock Township and Aetna Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.21Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (26%)Pipestone (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rock Township3% work in Aetna Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.0 miHighest 1.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.3Lowest
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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