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Hanover vs Cascade Township

94 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+20 pts in Hanover) and street grid (2.5× in Hanover).

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Hanover, MNHomes around $452KMinnesota · 3,626 people
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Cascade Township, MNOne of the healthiest townsOlmsted County · 2,826 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $310 more a month in Cascade 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.

Hanover$2,770/mo
Typical home $452K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,853/mo · Housing →
Cascade Township$3,080/mo
Typical home $507K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $310 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Cascade Township and Hanover.

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.

Report cards

Hanover places higher on 13 of 18 MN lists

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.

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
HanoverCascade Township
Snow a year45″52″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)56th58th
Outdoors & history
HanoverCascade Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land11.4%0.4%
Settled—1859
National Register places11
Community
HanoverCascade 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

94 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hanover ↔ Cascade Township94 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.

HanoverCascade Township
People
Population 3,626Highest 2,826Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +20.8%Highest MN: +7.6% +0.8%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 36.1±2.5Lowest 7% below MN 41.9±3.1Highest 8% above MN
Kids under 18 33.1%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9% 22.2%±4.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 7.9%±2.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 16.8%±3.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 52.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 54.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±1.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±1.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Cascade Township and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $156,536±$14kHighest 76% above MN $150,000±$33kLowest 68% above MN
Hanover and Cascade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $447,900±$21kLowest 36% above MN $506,800±$50kHighest 54% above MN
Cascade Township and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,853±$1k 45% above MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,755Lowest 42% above MN $5,084Highest 51% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28%±21.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 37.5%±72.2Highest MN: 48.1%
Cascade Township and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 24 yrs newer than MN 1991Lowest 12 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 35% above MN 18 minLowest 19% below MN
Work from home 27.4%±5Highest MN: 17.6% 20.2%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hanover and Cascade Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.37Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (11%)Rochester (78%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Cascade TownshipFew work in Hanover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.2Highest 10.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #10 of 230 in MN—
School district Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools—
High school in town None in town—
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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