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Hammer Township vs Ann Township

60 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (28 yrs in Ann Township).

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Hammer Township, MNA small town of 169Yellow Medicine County · 169 people

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Ann Township, MNA small town of 143Cottonwood County · 143 people

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.

Hammer TownshipA small town of 169

Quiet strengthsHammer Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Hammer Township →

Ann TownshipA small town of 143

Quiet strengthsAnn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Ann 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.

Typical home built28 yrs

Ann Township’s homes are older

Hammer Township 1966Ann Township 1938

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Hammer Township$1,040/mo

Typical home $176K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · Housing →

Ann Township$1,100/mo

Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Ann Township and Hammer 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

Hammer TownshipAnn Township

Snow a year48″46″

January low5°F 5°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)156d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 26th

Outdoors & history

Hammer TownshipAnn Township

Conserved land—1.4%

Settled—1876

Community

Hammer TownshipAnn Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

60 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hammer TownshipYellow Medicine County Ann TownshipCottonwood County

Hammer Township ↔ Ann Township60 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Hammer TownshipAnn Township

People

Population 169Highest 143Lowest

Median age 48.1±7.5Lowest 24% above MN 48.4±11.5Highest 25% above MN

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 15.4%±8.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.7%±11.6Highest MN: 22.9%

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 11.8%±15.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3%

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 37.8%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±2Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8%

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,184±$25kLowest 20% below MN $104,583±$38kHighest 17% above MN

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $176,400±$56kLowest 46% below MN $185,000±$60kHighest 44% below MN

Ann Township and Hammer Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,375Lowest 59% below MN $1,500Highest 55% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% 100%±100 MN: 48.1%

Below poverty line 14.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.4%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 87.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 14% below MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN

Work from home 19.1%±15.6Highest MN: 17.6% 15.3%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6%

Hammer Township and Ann Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.10Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Canby (45%)Westbrook (14%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ann TownshipFew work in Hammer Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Lowest 1.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Lowest 1.2Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Hammer Township neighborsTown Square →

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Ann Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Hammer Township

Canby1,556 people · $128K homes

Oshkosh Township165 people · $202K homes

Norman Township291 people · $198K homes

Florida Township79 people · $184K homes

Towns like Hammer Township

Nashville Township157 people · $206K homes

Louisville Township216 people · $218K homes

Walter Township125 people

Wisconsin Township170 people · $211K 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.