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Hantho Township vs Valley Township

223 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (77.5× in Hantho Township) and typical home built (52 yrs in Hantho Township).

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Hantho Township, MNA small town of 98Lac qui Parle County · 98 people
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Valley Township, MNA small town of 128Marshall County · 128 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 →
Valley TownshipA small town of 128
Quiet strengthsValley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Valley 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.

Jobs per worker77.5×
Hantho Township is more of a job hub
Hantho Township 3.10Valley Township 0.04
Typical home built52 yrs
Hantho Township’s homes are older
Valley Township 1990Hantho Township 1938
Home values+49%
Homes cost more in Hantho Township
Hantho Township $330,000Valley Township $220,800
Trails2.2×
Valley Township has more miles of trail
Valley Township 4.2 miHantho Township 1.9 mi
Bachelor’s degree++18.7 pts
More adults in Hantho Township have a degree
Hantho Township 67.1%Valley Township 48.4%
Average commute5 min
Hantho Township has the shorter commute
Valley Township 27 minHantho Township 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 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 →
Valley Township$1,270/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Hantho Township and Valley 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.

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 –Valley 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 TownshipValley Township
Snow a year51″—
January low4°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)151d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)23rd78th
Outdoors & history
Hantho TownshipValley Township
Trails2 mi4 mi
Conserved land9.8%4.7%
Settled1878—
Community
Hantho TownshipValley 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

223 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hantho TownshipLac qui Parle CountyValley TownshipMarshall County
Hantho Township ↔ Valley Township223 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.

Hantho TownshipValley Township
People
Population 98Lowest 128Highest
Median age 46.7±24Lowest 20% above MN 47.2±3.3Highest 22% above MN
Valley 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%±20.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.8%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Valley Township and Hantho Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.6%±15.3Highest MN: 17.3% 16.4%±19.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Hantho Township and Valley 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% 48.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±14.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±8.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Valley 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 $111,250±$34kHighest 25% above MN
Valley 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 $220,800±$31kLowest 33% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,150Lowest 66% below MN $1,293Highest 61% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 88.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 4% below MN 27 minHighest 17% above MN
Work from home 17.1%±16.8Highest MN: 17.6% 1.3%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hantho Township and Valley 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 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 3.10Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Madison (35%)Thief River Falls (43%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Valley TownshipFew work in Hantho Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.8%Highest 4.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miLowest 4.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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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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