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Gray Township vs Transit Township

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+68% in Transit Township) and average commute (13 min in Gray Township).

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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 people
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Transit Township, MNA small town of 231Sibley County · 231 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 →
Transit TownshipA small town of 231
Quiet strengthsTransit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Transit Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Transit Township
Transit Township $2,770Gray Township $1,653
Average commute13 min
Gray Township has the shorter commute
Transit Township 29 minGray Township 16 min
Trails2.3×
Transit Township has more miles of trail
Transit Township 0.7 miGray Township 0.3 mi
Typical home built20 yrs
Transit Township’s homes are older
Gray Township 1965Transit Township 1945
Street grid+45%
Transit Township has the more walkable street grid
Transit Township 1.6Gray Township 1.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 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 →
Transit Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $273K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Gray Township and Transit 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 TownshipTransit Township
Snow a year40″50″
January low5°F3°F
July high82°F81°F
Growing season (days)152d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd30th
Outdoors & history
Gray TownshipTransit Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.7%
Settled1879—
Community
Gray TownshipTransit 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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Gray TownshipPipestone CountyTransit TownshipSibley County
Gray Township ↔ Transit Township105 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 TownshipTransit Township
People
Population 208Lowest 231Highest
Median age 53.2±17Lowest 37% above MN 54.2±5.7Highest 40% above MN
Transit Township and Gray 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% 15.6%±3.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Transit 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% 19.9%±10.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Transit 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% 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±4.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±4.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Gray Township and Transit 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 $112,917±$22kLowest 27% above MN
Gray Township and Transit 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 $273,400±$49kLowest 17% below MN
Gray Township and Transit 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 $2,770Highest 17% below MN
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 98.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 28% below MN 29 minHighest 27% above MN
Work from home 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 3.8%±3.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Transit 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 0.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.63Lowest 0.68Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Pipestone (28%)Gaylord (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Transit TownshipFew work in Gray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.6Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Gray Township

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Pipestone4,129 people · $114K homes
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Hatfield46 people
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Burke Township181 people · $288K homes
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Elmer Township266 people · $250K 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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