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%

Hardwick$490/mo

Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $663/mo · Housing →

Denver Township$1,440/mo

Typical home $259K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · Housing →

The difference: $950 a month, about $11,400 a year, between Denver Township and Hardwick.

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

Hardwick and Denver Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HardwickDenver Township

Hardwick ↔ Denver Township2.9 miles apart · They share a border

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

HardwickDenver Township

Snow a year40″40″

January low5°F 5°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)152d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)52nd 52nd

Outdoors & history

HardwickDenver Township

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1892 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

HardwickDenver 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.

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Only big differences vs Minnesota average

HardwickDenver Township

People

Population 235Highest 137Lowest

Median age 29±12.4Lowest 25% below MN 35.4±5.2Highest 9% below MN

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

Kids under 18 25.1%±7.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 37.2%±15.3Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 13.2%±6.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.4%±14.3Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.6%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $39,327±$13kLowest 56% below MN $82,500±$18kHighest 7% below MN

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,300±$20kLowest 75% below MN $259,100±$46kHighest 21% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $663±$238 48% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $600Lowest 82% below MN $975Highest 71% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 48.9%±33.4 MN: 48.1% —

Below poverty line 15.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN 1968Highest 11 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 19% above MN 37 minHighest 63% above MN

Work from home 15.4%±12.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.5%±11.7Highest MN: 17.6%

Denver Township and Hardwick 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 17.3 miLowest 28.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Luverne (32%)Sioux Falls (26%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Denver TownshipFew work in Hardwick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.3Highest 1.2Lowest

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.

Hardwick vs Denver Township

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A typical home costs $950 more a month in Denver Township

Hardwick and Denver Township share a border

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