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Elk Township vs Gray Township

35 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.7× in Gray Township) and trails (2.3× in Elk Township).

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Elk Township, MNA small town of 235Nobles County · 235 people
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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 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.

Elk TownshipA small town of 235
Quiet strengthsElk Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elk Township →
Gray TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsGray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gray 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Gray 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.

Elk Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Gray Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Gray Township and Elk 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.

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
Elk TownshipGray Township
Snow a year45″40″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)153d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Elk TownshipGray Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled18721879
Community
Elk TownshipGray 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.

Where they are

35 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elk Township ↔ Gray Township35 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.

Elk TownshipGray Township
People
Population 235Highest 208Lowest
Median age 53.1±7.1Lowest 37% above MN 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN
Gray Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.4%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.5%±6.6Highest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Elk Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Elk Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,143±$14kLowest 26% above MN $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN
Gray Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $291,200±$38kLowest 12% below MN $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average
Gray Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875Highest 44% below MN $1,653Lowest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 3.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 4% above MN 16 minLowest 28% below MN
Work from home 6.1%±4Highest MN: 17.6% 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Elk Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (29%)Pipestone (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Elk Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
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 1.0Lowest 1.1Highest
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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