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Grandview Township vs Murray Township

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Murray Township) and seasonal homes (+42.9 pts in Murray Township).

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Grandview Township, MNA small town of 199Lyon County · 199 people
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Murray Township, MNA small town of 162Murray County · 162 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.

Grandview TownshipA small town of 199
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview Township →
Murray TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsMurray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Murray 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 $320 more a month in Murray 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.

Grandview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Murray Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Murray Township and Grandview 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
Grandview TownshipMurray Township
Snow a year45″49″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd58th
Outdoors & history
Grandview TownshipMurray Township
Trails1 mi7 mi
Conserved land2.7%11.1%
National Register places—2
Community
Grandview TownshipMurray 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

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grandview Township ↔ Murray Township33 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.

Grandview TownshipMurray Township
People
Population 199Highest 162Lowest
Median age 43.1±8.6Lowest 11% above MN 43.7±5.7Highest 13% above MN
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±7.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.2%±6.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 32.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±6.7Highest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Grandview Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,750±$24kHighest 28% above MN $95,625±$48kLowest 7% above MN
Grandview Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $282,800±$20kLowest 14% below MN $346,400±$51kHighest 5% above MN
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,391Highest 29% below MN $2,184Lowest 35% below MN
Below poverty line 5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 36% below MN 23 minHighest about the MN average
Work from home 9.8%±7.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 19.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (48%)Slayton (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Murray TownshipFew work in Grandview Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 11.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 7.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.4Lowest
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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