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Greenleaf Township vs Rapidan Township

71 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.7× in Rapidan Township) and seasonal homes (+30 pts in Greenleaf Township).

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Greenleaf Township, MNA small town of 897Meeker County · 897 people
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Rapidan Township, MNA small town of 941Blue Earth County · 941 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.

Greenleaf TownshipA small town of 897
Quiet strengthsGreenleaf Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Greenleaf Township →
Rapidan TownshipA small town of 941
Quiet strengthsRapidan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rapidan 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.

Jobs per worker3.7×
Rapidan Township is more of a job hub
Rapidan Township 0.11Greenleaf Township 0.03
Seasonal homes+30 pts
Greenleaf Township has more second homes
Greenleaf Township 33%Rapidan Township 3%
Growth since 2010+14.6 pts
Greenleaf Township has grown faster since 2010
Greenleaf Township +10.1%Rapidan Township -4.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Greenleaf Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $319K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $1,167/mo · Housing →
Rapidan Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $311K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Greenleaf TownshipRapidan Township
Snow a year41″39″
January low2°F6°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)162d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th76th
Outdoors & history
Greenleaf TownshipRapidan Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land5.8%2.3%
Community
Greenleaf TownshipRapidan 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

71 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenleaf TownshipMeeker CountyRapidan TownshipBlue Earth County
Greenleaf Township ↔ Rapidan Township71 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.

Greenleaf TownshipRapidan Township
People
Population 897Lowest 941Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.1%Highest MN: +7.6% -4.5%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 48.8±4.7Lowest 26% above MN 52.1±5Highest 34% above MN
Rapidan Township and Greenleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±4.9Highest MN: 22.9% 20.5%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Greenleaf Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±7.8 MN: 17.3% 27.1%±2.2 MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 36%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.1%±1.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Rapidan Township and Greenleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $97,083±$21kHighest 9% above MN $91,667±$21kLowest about the MN average
Greenleaf Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $319,000±$38kHighest 3% below MN $311,400±$22kLowest 5% below MN
Greenleaf Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,167±$503Highest 9% below MN $906±$64Lowest 29% below MN
Greenleaf Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,300Lowest 31% below MN $2,520Highest 25% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 34.1%±36Highest MN: 48.1%
Rapidan Township and Greenleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 86.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 2 yrs older than MN 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 15% above MN 27 minHighest 19% above MN
Work from home 8.6%±1.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.3%±3.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Rapidan Township and Greenleaf Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miHighest 9.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Litchfield (19%)Mankato (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rapidan TownshipFew work in Greenleaf Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8 1.8
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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