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Gray Township vs Pipestone

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (54.4× in Pipestone) and size (19.9× in Pipestone).

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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 people
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Pipestone, MNHomes around $151KMinnesota · 4,129 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 →
PipestoneHomes around $151K
Housing$151K typical home57% below the MN typical home Health65% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18767 places on the National Register All about Pipestone →
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 grid54.4×
Pipestone has the more walkable street grid
Pipestone 59.8Gray Township 1.1
Size19.9×
Pipestone is the bigger place
Pipestone 4,129Gray Township 208
Home values2.9×
Homes cost more in Gray Township
Gray Township $335,700Pipestone $114,100
Household income2×
Households in Gray Township earn more
Gray Township $133,250Pipestone $67,568
Work in town+44.3 pts
More of Pipestone’s workers stay in town
Pipestone 46%Gray Township 1.7%
Homeowners+29.9 pts renters
Pipestone has more renters
Gray Township 100%Pipestone 70.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 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 →
Pipestone$920/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.98% · or rent about $740/mo · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between Gray Township and Pipestone.

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.

Where they are

Gray Township and Pipestone share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Gray TownshipPipestoneGray TownshipPipestone
Gray Township ↔ Pipestone3.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
33 Gray Township residents work in Pipestone (28% of its workers)
Work & commute in Gray Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
–Gray TownshipNot graded C+PipestoneBetter than 42% of districts in the state
Health
–Gray TownshipNot graded C+PipestoneHealthier than 35% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipPipestone
Snow a year40″40″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd19th
Outdoors & history
Gray TownshipPipestone
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0%2.4%
Settled18791876
National Register places—7
Archive photos—29
Famous people born here—10
Community
Gray TownshipPipestone
Library hours a week—45 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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 TownshipPipestone
People
Population 208Lowest 4,129Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -2.4% MN: +7.6%
Median age 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN 38.6±3.1Lowest about the MN average
Gray Township and Pipestone 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% 26.2%±3.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Pipestone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.7%±7.3 MN: 17.3% 19.7%±3.3 MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 25.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±1.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Pipestone 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±$33kHighest 50% above MN $67,568±$10kLowest 24% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average $114,100±$22kLowest 65% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $740±$53 42% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,653Highest 51% below MN $1,121Lowest 67% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 53.7%±13.3 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 70.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN 1955Lowest 24 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 28% below MN 13 minLowest 42% below MN
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 6.2%±2.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Pipestone 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 46%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 1.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (28%)Sioux Falls (5%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 28% work in PipestoneFew work in Gray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 2.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 59.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#190 of 230 in MN
School district —Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · Pipestone Area School District
High school in town —Pipestone Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.7
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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