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Hantho Township vs Appleton Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (12.4× in Appleton Township) and jobs per worker (9.1× in Hantho Township).

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Hantho Township, MNA small town of 98Lac qui Parle County · 98 people
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Appleton Township, MNA history townSwift County · 248 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.

Hantho TownshipA small town of 98
Quiet strengthsHantho Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hantho Township →
Appleton TownshipA history town
History6 archive photos & papers1 place on the National Register All about Appleton 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.

Trails12.4×
Appleton Township has more miles of trail
Appleton Township 23.6 miHantho Township 1.9 mi
Jobs per worker9.1×
Hantho Township is more of a job hub
Hantho Township 3.10Appleton Township 0.34
Bachelor’s degree++31.8 pts
More adults in Hantho Township have a degree
Hantho Township 67.1%Appleton Township 35.3%
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Appleton Township
Appleton Township $1,719Hantho Township $1,150
Street grid+75%
Appleton Township has the more walkable street grid
Appleton Township 1.4Hantho Township 0.8
Typical home built21 yrs
Hantho Township’s homes are older
Appleton Township 1959Hantho Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Hantho 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.

Hantho Township$1,830/mo
Typical home $330K (Census) · tax rate 0.35% · Housing →
Appleton Township$1,310/mo
Typical home $223K (Census) · tax rate 0.77% · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Hantho Township and Appleton 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.

Where they are

Hantho Township and Appleton Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Hantho TownshipAppleton TownshipHantho TownshipAppleton Township
Hantho Township ↔ Appleton Township6.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3 Appleton Township residents work in Hantho Township (3.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Appleton Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

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.

Schools
B−Hantho TownshipBetter than 49% of districts in the state –Appleton TownshipNot graded
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
Hantho TownshipAppleton Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd29th
Outdoors & history
Hantho TownshipAppleton Township
Trails2 mi24 mi
Conserved land9.8%7.5%
Settled1878—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—6
Community
Hantho TownshipAppleton 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.

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.

Hantho TownshipAppleton Township
People
Population 98Lowest 248Highest
Median age 46.7±24Lowest 20% above MN 52.1±6.8Highest 34% above MN
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±20.9Highest MN: 22.9% 14.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.6%±15.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 35.5%±13.8Highest MN: 17.3%
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 67.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 35.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.8%±4.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $84,250±$30kLowest 5% below MN $103,958±$20kHighest 17% above MN
Appleton Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,000±$45kHighest about the MN average $222,900±$62kLowest 32% below MN
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,150Lowest 66% below MN $1,719Highest 49% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 97.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1959Highest 20 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 4% below MN 18 minLowest 22% below MN
Work from home 17.1%±16.8Highest MN: 17.6% 0.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hantho Township and Appleton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.2%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.10Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (35%)Appleton (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Appleton Township4% work in Hantho Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Highest 7.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 23.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.4Highest
Schools
School district Lac qui Parle Valley Schools—
High school in town Lac Qui Parle Valley Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 17.0 —
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Hantho Township

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Kragero Township126 people · $258K homes
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Cerro Gordo Township197 people · $245K homes
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Lake Shore Township131 people · $200K homes
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Lac qui Parle Township198 people · $308K 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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