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Gray Township vs Hatfield

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (3.9× in Hatfield) and property tax bill (+84% in Gray Township).

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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 people
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Hatfield, MNA small town of 46Minnesota · 46 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.

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 →
HatfieldA small town of 46
Quiet strengthsHatfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hatfield →
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.

Street grid3.9×
Hatfield has the more walkable street grid
Hatfield 4.3Gray Township 1.1
Property tax bill+84%
Tax bills are bigger in Gray Township
Gray Township $1,653Hatfield $900
Household income+51%
Households in Gray Township earn more
Gray Township $133,250Hatfield $88,333
Homeowners+28.6 pts renters
Hatfield has more renters
Gray Township 100%Hatfield 71.4%
Size4.5×
Gray Township is the bigger place
Gray Township 208Hatfield 46
Jobs per worker2.2×
Hatfield is more of a job hub
Hatfield 1.40Gray Township 0.63
★ What stands out · Where they are

Gray Township and Hatfield share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gray TownshipHatfieldGray TownshipHatfield
Gray Township ↔ Hatfield3.4 miles apart · They share a border
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 TownshipHatfield
Snow a year40″40″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd45th
Outdoors & history
Gray TownshipHatfield
Trails0 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Settled18791880
Community
Gray TownshipHatfield
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.

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 TownshipHatfield
People
Population 208Highest 46Lowest
Median age 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN 32.5±17.5Lowest 16% below MN
Gray Township and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.4%±8.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.6%±45.8Highest MN: 22.9%
Hatfield and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3% 6.5%±68.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Gray Township and Hatfield 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% 11.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±30.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Gray Township and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN $88,333±$12kLowest about the MN average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$29k about the MN average —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,653Highest 51% below MN $900Lowest 73% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 1%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 71.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 min 28% below MN —
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 21.4%±19.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Hatfield and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.7%Lowest 5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (28%)Edgerton (35%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HatfieldFew work in Gray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 4.3Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Gray Township

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Pipestone4,129 people · $114K homes
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Burke Township181 people · $288K homes
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Elmer Township266 people · $250K homes
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Grange Township149 people · $300K homes

Towns like Gray Township

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Aastad Township230 people · $272K homes
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Transit Township231 people · $273K homes
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Elk Township235 people · $291K homes

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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