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Gray Township vs Aastad Township

152 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Aastad Township) and jobs per worker (3.9× in Gray Township).

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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 people
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Aastad Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 230 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.

Gray TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsGray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gray 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Gray 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.

Gray Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →
Aastad Township$1,590/mo
Typical home $272K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,700 a year, between Gray Township and Aastad 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
Gray TownshipAastad Township
Snow a year40″50″
January low5°F-1°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd24th
Outdoors & history
Gray TownshipAastad Township
Trails0 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%14.1%
Settled18791871
Famous people born here—1
Community
Gray TownshipAastad 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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gray Township ↔ Aastad Township152 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.

Gray TownshipAastad Township
People
Population 208Lowest 230Highest
Median age 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN 53.1±9.3Lowest 37% above MN
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.4%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9% 25.7%±4.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.3%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 24.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.9%±5.8Highest MN: 5.8%
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,250±$33kLowest 50% above MN $135,250±$27kHighest 52% above MN
Aastad Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average $271,900±$85kLowest 17% below MN
Gray Township and Aastad Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,653Lowest 51% below MN $1,922Highest 43% below MN
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 2.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 98.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN 1949Lowest 30 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 28% below MN 22 minHighest 4% below MN
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 23%±13.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.16Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (28%)Fergus Falls (65%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Aastad TownshipFew work in Gray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 14.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.9Lowest
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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