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Emmet Township vs Vail Township

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (112.2× in Emmet Township) and trails (+67% in Vail Township).

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Emmet Township, MNA regional job hubRenville County · 162 people
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Vail Township, MNA small town of 177Redwood County · 177 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 →
Vail TownshipA small town of 177
Quiet strengthsVail Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vail 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 worker112.2×
Emmet Township is more of a job hub
Emmet Township 6.73Vail Township 0.06
Trails+67%
Vail Township has more miles of trail
Vail Township 0.5 miEmmet Township 0.3 mi
Work in town+8.5 pts
More of Emmet Township’s workers stay in town
Emmet Township 8.5%Vail Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Vail 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.

Emmet Township$1,350/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $504/mo · Housing →
Vail Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Vail 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 TownshipVail Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)162d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd40th
Outdoors & history
Emmet TownshipVail Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—2.1%
Settled18701879
Community
Emmet TownshipVail 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

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Emmet TownshipVail TownshipEmmet TownshipVail Township
Emmet Township ↔ Vail Township25 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.

Emmet TownshipVail Township
People
Population 162Lowest 177Highest
Median age 44.6±8.4Lowest 15% above MN 47.6±10Highest 23% above MN
Vail 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%±8.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 28.2%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Vail Township and Emmet 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% 26%±5.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Vail 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±6.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Vail Township and Emmet 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 $86,250±$19kHighest 3% below MN
Vail 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 $281,300±$39kHighest 15% below MN
Vail 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±$36Lowest 61% below MN $850±$635Highest 34% below MN
Vail Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,538Lowest 54% below MN $1,688Highest 50% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 42.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Vail Township and Emmet Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 76.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN 1962Highest 17 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 22% below MN 17 minLowest 24% below MN
Work from home 5.9%±4.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.7%±6.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Vail 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 6.73Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Redwood Falls (16%)Redwood Falls (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vail TownshipFew work in Emmet Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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