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Belview vs Lyle

141 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2× in Belview).

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Belview, MNA small town of 362Minnesota · 362 people

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Lyle, MNHomes around $192KMinnesota · 504 people

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.

BelviewA small town of 362

Quiet strengthsBelview doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Belview →

LyleHomes around $192K

Housing$192K typical home45% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 20%of MN districts

HistorySettled in 18546 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Lyle →

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 worker2×

Belview is more of a job hub

Belview 0.93Lyle 0.47

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $590 more a month in Lyle

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%

Belview$580/mo

Typical home $94K (Census) · tax rate 1.14% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

Lyle$1,170/mo

Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.04% · or rent about $575/mo · Housing →

The difference: $590 a month, about $7,100 a year, between Lyle and Belview.

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.

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

–BelviewNot graded C−LyleBetter than 20% 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

BelviewLyle

Snow a year44″48″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 72nd

Outdoors & history

BelviewLyle

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1854

National Register places3 —

Archive photos4 6

Community

BelviewLyle

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.

Where they are

141 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BelviewMN LyleMN

Belview ↔ Lyle141 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

BelviewLyle

People

Population 362Lowest 504Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.3% MN: +7.6%

Median age 39.9±12.8 about the MN average 39.9±7.7 about the MN average

Kids under 18 28.2%±7.8Highest MN: 22.9% 21.2%±5.7Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 28.5%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 7.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±3.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.9%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,583±$15kHighest 16% below MN $58,269±$7kLowest 35% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $93,600±$10kLowest 72% below MN $111,800±$12kHighest 66% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$100Highest 35% below MN $575±$523Lowest 55% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,068Lowest 68% below MN $1,168Highest 65% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.1%±47.5Highest MN: 48.1% 8.1%±23.3Lowest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 20.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 11.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 69.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 72.2%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 18% above MN 24 minLowest 6% above MN

Work from home 4.1%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 5.4%±3.6Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 4.1%Highest 2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 30.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.93Highest 0.47Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (17%)Austin (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LyleFew work in Belview

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.4Lowest 35.9Highest

Schools

School district —LYLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

High school in town —Lyle High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 8.3

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Belview neighborsTown Square →

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Lyle neighborsTown Square →

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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.