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Gray Township vs Rosing Township

183 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (55.7× in Rosing Township) and jobs per worker (4.5× in Gray Township).

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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 people
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Rosing Township, MNA small town of 194Morrison County · 194 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 →
Rosing TownshipA small town of 194
Quiet strengthsRosing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rosing 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.

Trails55.7×
Rosing Township has more miles of trail
Rosing Township 16.7 miGray Township 0.3 mi
Jobs per worker4.5×
Gray Township is more of a job hub
Gray Township 0.63Rosing Township 0.14
Seasonal homes+38.7 pts
Rosing Township has more second homes
Rosing Township 39.8%Gray Township 1.1%
Average commute15 min
Gray Township has the shorter commute
Rosing Township 32 minGray Township 16 min
Property tax bill+57%
Tax bills are bigger in Rosing Township
Rosing Township $2,594Gray Township $1,653
Typical home built32 yrs
Gray Township’s homes are older
Rosing Township 1997Gray Township 1965
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Rosing 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 →
Rosing Township$2,190/mo
Typical home $377K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Rosing Township and Gray 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 TownshipRosing Township
Snow a year40″48″
January low5°F-2°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)152d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd75th
Outdoors & history
Gray TownshipRosing Township
Trails0 mi17 mi
Conserved land0%3.1%
Settled18791902
Community
Gray TownshipRosing 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

183 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gray TownshipPipestone CountyRosing TownshipMorrison County
Gray Township ↔ Rosing Township183 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 TownshipRosing Township
People
Population 208Highest 194Lowest
Median age 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN 50.7±8.1Lowest 31% above MN
Gray Township and Rosing 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% 20.1%±8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Rosing 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% 15.5%±10.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Gray Township and Rosing 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% 25.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9 MN: 5.8% 0.5%±5.6 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN $124,000±$19kLowest 39% above MN
Gray Township and Rosing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,700±$29kLowest about the MN average $376,700±$66kHighest 14% above MN
Rosing Township and Gray 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 $2,594Highest 23% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 1% MN: 9.3% 1% MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 28% below MN 32 minHighest 39% above MN
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.1%±4.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Rosing Township 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%Highest 1.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (28%)Motley (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rosing TownshipFew work in Gray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 16.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.5Highest
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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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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