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Grant vs Hanover

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.6× in Hanover) and growth since 2010 (+24 pts in Hanover).

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Grant, MNHomes around $733KMinnesota · 3,950 people
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Hanover, MNHomes around $452KMinnesota · 3,626 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,560 more a month in Grant

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.

Grant$4,330/mo
Typical home $733K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $2,195/mo · Housing →
Hanover$2,770/mo
Typical home $452K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,853/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,560 a month, about $18,700 a year, between Grant and Hanover.

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.

Report cards

Hanover places higher on 13 of 20 MN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

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
GrantHanover
Snow a year40″45″
January low6°F—
July high81°F—
Growing season (days)162d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th56th
Outdoors & history
GrantHanover
Trails6 mi2 mi
Conserved land0.8%11.4%
National Register places—1
Community
GrantHanover
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Grant ↔ Hanover37 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.

GrantHanover
People
Population 3,950Highest 3,626Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.2%Lowest MN: +7.6% +20.8%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 40.1±7.2Highest 3% above MN 36.1±2.5Lowest 7% below MN
Grant and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.4%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 33.1%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Hanover and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.2%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3% 7.9%±2.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 58.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 52.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±2Highest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±1.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Grant and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $150,875±$30kLowest 69% above MN $156,536±$14kHighest 76% above MN
Hanover and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $683,400±$42kHighest 108% above MN $447,900±$21kLowest 36% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,195±$343Highest 71% above MN $1,853±$1kLowest 45% above MN
Grant and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $5,420Highest 61% above MN $4,755Lowest 42% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±29.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 28%±21.9Highest MN: 48.1%
Hanover and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 0.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 93%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than MN 2003Highest 24 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 31 minHighest 35% above MN
Work from home 27.2%±9.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 27.4%±5Highest MN: 17.6%
Hanover and Grant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.1%Highest 1.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town St. Paul (12%)Minneapolis (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HanoverFew work in Grant
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 5.5 miHighest 1.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 7.3Lowest 26.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #12 of 230 in MN#10 of 230 in MN
School district MAHTOMEDI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools
High school in town Mahtomedi Senior HighNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 20.5 —
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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