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Emmet Township vs Flora Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (23.2× in Emmet Township) and trails (8.3× in Flora Township).

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Emmet Township, MNA regional job hubRenville County · 162 people
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Flora Township, MNA small town of 134Renville County · 134 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.

Emmet TownshipA regional job hub
Work633 jobsbased in Emmet Township, a regional job hub All about Emmet Township →
Flora TownshipA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsFlora Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Flora 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.

Jobs per worker23.2×
Emmet Township is more of a job hub
Emmet Township 6.73Flora Township 0.29
Trails8.3×
Flora Township has more miles of trail
Flora Township 2.5 miEmmet Township 0.3 mi
Property tax bill+37%
Tax bills are bigger in Flora Township
Flora Township $2,107Emmet Township $1,538
Typical home built18 yrs
Flora Township’s homes are older
Emmet Township 1956Flora Township 1938
Average commute6 min
Emmet Township has the shorter commute
Flora Township 24 minEmmet Township 18 min
Homeowners+11.3 pts renters
Emmet Township has more renters
Flora Township 82.5%Emmet Township 71.2%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Emmet Township and Flora Township share a border

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

Emmet TownshipFlora TownshipEmmet TownshipFlora Township
Emmet Township ↔ Flora Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
14 Flora Township residents work in Emmet Township (17.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Flora Township →
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Emmet Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $504/mo · Housing →
Flora Township$1,470/mo
Typical home $248K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Flora Township and Emmet 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
Emmet TownshipFlora Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)162d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd33rd
Outdoors & history
Emmet TownshipFlora Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—2.3%
Settled18701867
Famous people born here—1
Community
Emmet TownshipFlora 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.

Emmet TownshipFlora Township
People
Population 162Highest 134Lowest
Median age 44.6±8.4Lowest 15% above MN 48.8±12.8Highest 26% above MN
Flora Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.5%±8.5Highest MN: 22.9% 23.1%±10.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Emmet Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±11.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.1%±13.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Flora Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±6.6Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±7.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Emmet Township and Flora Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $81,563±$17kLowest 8% below MN $83,750±$21kHighest 6% below MN
Flora Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,300±$27kLowest 29% below MN $247,700±$94kHighest 25% below MN
Flora Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $504±$36 61% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,538Lowest 54% below MN $2,107Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 6.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 82.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 22% below MN 24 minHighest 4% above MN
Work from home 5.9%±4.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.5%±7.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Flora Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.5%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 6.73Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (16%)Emmet Township (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Flora Township18% work in Emmet Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 2.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.3Lowest
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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