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Ford Township vs Sandnes Township

155 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (17.7× in Sandnes Township) and jobs per worker (13.2× in Sandnes Township).

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Ford Township, MNAn outdoors townKanabec County · 204 people
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Sandnes Township, MNA small town of 229Yellow Medicine County · 229 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.

Ford TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.3% conserved land1.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ford Township →
Sandnes TownshipA small town of 229
Quiet strengthsSandnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandnes 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.

Trails17.7×
Sandnes Township has more miles of trail
Sandnes Township 21.2 miFord Township 1.2 mi
Jobs per worker13.2×
Sandnes Township is more of a job hub
Sandnes Township 0.79Ford Township 0.06
Property tax bill+69%
Tax bills are bigger in Ford Township
Ford Township $2,957Sandnes Township $1,750
Seasonal homes+35.5 pts
Ford Township has more second homes
Ford Township 35.5%Sandnes Township 0%
Average commute14 min
Sandnes Township has the shorter commute
Ford Township 39 minSandnes Township 25 min
Street grid2×
Sandnes Township has the more walkable street grid
Sandnes Township 0.8Ford Township 0.4
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

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

Ford Township$1,650/mo
Typical home $268K (Census) · tax rate 1.10% · Housing →
Sandnes Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Ford Township and Sandnes 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
Ford TownshipSandnes Township
Snow a year52″44″
January low1°F4°F
July high80°F85°F
Growing season (days)142d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th44th
Outdoors & history
Ford TownshipSandnes Township
Trails1 mi21 mi
Conserved land20.3%2.6%
Settled19161872
Community
Ford TownshipSandnes 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

155 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ford TownshipKanabec CountySandnes TownshipYellow Medicine County
Ford Township ↔ Sandnes Township155 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.

Ford TownshipSandnes Township
People
Population 204Lowest 229Highest
Median age 52±7.7Lowest 34% above MN 52.3±27Highest 35% above MN
Sandnes Township and Ford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.1%±10.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 20.1%±10.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Sandnes Township and Ford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.6%±5.5Highest MN: 17.3% 17%±11.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Ford Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 17.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±5.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±6.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Ford Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,000±$35kLowest about the MN average $107,708±$7kHighest 21% above MN
Sandnes Township and Ford Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,900±$49kHighest 19% below MN $247,000±$25kLowest 25% below MN
Ford Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,957Highest 12% below MN $1,750Lowest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 8.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 72% above MN 25 minLowest 11% above MN
Work from home 5.4%±6.1Highest MN: 17.6% 3.1%±3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Ford Township and Sandnes 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%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mora (26%)Marshall (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sandnes TownshipFew work in Ford Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.3%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miLowest 21.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.4Lowest 0.8Highest
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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