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Elmer Township vs Gray Township

Next-door neighbors in Pipestone County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.3× in Gray Township) and work from home (+11.9 pts in Elmer Township).

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Elmer Township, MNA small town of 266Pipestone County · 266 people
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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 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.

Elmer TownshipA small town of 266
Quiet strengthsElmer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elmer 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.

Jobs per worker5.3×
Gray Township is more of a job hub
Gray Township 0.63Elmer Township 0.12
Work from home+11.9 pts
More people work from home in Elmer Township
Elmer Township 14.3%Gray Township 2.4%
Home values+34%
Homes cost more in Gray Township
Gray Township $335,700Elmer Township $250,000
Average commute4 min
Gray Township has the shorter commute
Elmer Township 21 minGray Township 16 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.7 pts
More adults in Gray Township have a degree
Gray Township 26.8%Elmer Township 18.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $430 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.

Elmer Township$1,460/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Gray Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $430 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Gray Township and Elmer 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

Elmer Township and Gray Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elmer TownshipGray TownshipElmer TownshipGray Township
Elmer Township ↔ Gray Township4.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Elmer TownshipGray Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd52nd
Outdoors & history
Elmer TownshipGray Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land1%0%
Settled18791879
Community
Elmer 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.

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.

Elmer TownshipGray Township
People
Population 266Highest 208Lowest
Median age 42.4±7.5Lowest 9% above MN 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN
Gray Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.4%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.3%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Gray Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±3.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Elmer 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 $85,625±$56kLowest 4% below MN $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN
Gray Township and Elmer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$41kLowest 24% below MN $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$904 7% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Highest 45% below MN $1,653Lowest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 2.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Lowest 17 yrs older than MN 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 9% below MN 16 minLowest 28% below MN
Work from home 14.3%±6.9Highest MN: 17.6% 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.63Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (33%)Pipestone (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Elmer Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Elmer Township

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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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