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%

Denmark Township$3,720/mo

Typical home $638K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $1,844/mo · Housing →

Nininger Township$2,540/mo

Typical home $436K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $857/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,190 a month, about $14,200 a year, between Denmark Township and Nininger 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

Denmark Township and Nininger Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Denmark TownshipNininger Township

Denmark Township ↔ Nininger Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border

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.

Health

A−Denmark TownshipHealthier than 79% of U.S. towns –Nininger 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

Denmark TownshipNininger Township

Snow a year41″41″

January low8°F 8°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)166d 166d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 40th

Outdoors & history

Denmark TownshipNininger Township

Trails22 mi 5 mi

Conserved land5.8%0.1%

Settled1858 1857

National Register places1 —

Community

Denmark TownshipNininger Township

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

Denmark TownshipNininger Township

People

Population 1,883Highest 908Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.7%Highest MN: +7.6% -8.9%Lowest MN: +7.6%

Median age 50.8±3.5Highest 31% above MN 44.7±5.9Lowest 15% above MN

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

Kids under 18 17.5%±2.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.3%±1.9Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 20.3%±2.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 20.4%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 29.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±2.3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $148,269±$12kHighest 66% above MN $112,206±$19kLowest 26% above MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $637,500±$29kHighest 94% above MN $436,400±$45kLowest 33% above MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,844±$1kHighest 44% above MN $857±$19Lowest 33% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,546Highest 35% above MN $2,966Lowest 12% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.1%±65Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.5%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 94.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 12 yrs newer than MN 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 22% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average

Work from home 26.1%±6.7Highest MN: 17.6% 10%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 18.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.82Highest 0.31Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Paul (14%)Minneapolis (9%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nininger TownshipFew work in Denmark Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 0.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 22.0 miHighest 4.8 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.4Highest 2.8Lowest

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.

Denmark Township vs Nininger Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,190 more a month in Denmark Township

Denmark Township and Nininger Township share a border

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