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Appleton Township vs Hantho Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (12.4× in Appleton Township) and jobs per worker (9.1× in Hantho Township).

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Appleton Township, MNA history townSwift County · 248 people
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Hantho Township, MNA small town of 98Lac qui Parle County · 98 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.

Appleton TownshipA history town
History6 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register All about Appleton Township →
Hantho TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHantho Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hantho 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.

Trails12.4×
Appleton Township has more miles of trail
Appleton Township 23.6 miHantho Township 1.9 mi
Jobs per worker9.1×
Hantho Township is more of a job hub
Hantho Township 3.10Appleton Township 0.34
Bachelor’s degree++31.8 pts
More adults in Hantho Township have a degree
Hantho Township 67.1%Appleton Township 35.3%
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Appleton Township
Appleton Township $1,719Hantho Township $1,150
Street grid+75%
Appleton Township has the more walkable street grid
Appleton Township 1.4Hantho Township 0.8
Typical home built21 yrs
Hantho Township’s homes are older
Appleton Township 1959Hantho Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Hantho 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.

Appleton Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →
Hantho Township$1,830/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.35% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Hantho Township and Appleton 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

Appleton Township and Hantho Township share a border

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

Appleton TownshipHantho TownshipAppleton TownshipHantho Township
Appleton Township ↔ Hantho Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3 Appleton Township residents work in Hantho Township (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Appleton 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.

Schools
–Appleton TownshipNot graded B−Hantho TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state
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
Appleton TownshipHantho Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th23rd
Outdoors & history
Appleton TownshipHantho Township
Trails24 mi2 mi
Conserved land7.5%9.8%
Settled—1878
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Community
Appleton TownshipHantho 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.

Appleton TownshipHantho Township
People
Population 248Highest 98Lowest
Median age 52.1±6.8Highest 34% above MN 46.7±24Lowest 20% above MN
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 24.5%±20.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.5%±13.8Highest MN: 17.3% 31.6%±15.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 67.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.8%±4.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,958±$20kHighest 17% above MN $84,250±$30kLowest 5% below MN
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $222,900±$62kLowest 32% below MN $330,000±$45kHighest about the MN average
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,719Highest 49% below MN $1,150Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1959Highest 20 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 22 minHighest 4% below MN
Work from home 0.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.1%±16.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.5%Lowest 8.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 3.10Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Appleton (25%)Madison (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Hantho TownshipFew work in Appleton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 23.6 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 0.8Lowest
Schools
School district —Lac qui Parle Valley Schools
High school in town —Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.0
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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