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Hatfield vs Gray Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (3.9× in Hatfield) and property tax bill (+84% in Gray Township).

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Hatfield, MNA small town of 46Minnesota · 46 people
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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 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.

HatfieldA small town of 46
Quiet strengthsHatfield doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hatfield →
Gray TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsGray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gray 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.

Street grid3.9×
Hatfield has the more walkable street grid
Hatfield 4.3Gray Township 1.1
Property tax bill+84%
Tax bills are bigger in Gray Township
Gray Township $1,653Hatfield $900
Household income+51%
Households in Gray Township earn more
Gray Township $133,250Hatfield $88,333
Homeowners+28.6 pts renters
Hatfield has more renters
Gray Township 100%Hatfield 71.4%
Size4.5×
Gray Township is the bigger place
Gray Township 208Hatfield 46
Jobs per worker2.2×
Hatfield is more of a job hub
Hatfield 1.40Gray Township 0.63
★ What stands out · Where they are

Hatfield and Gray Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HatfieldGray TownshipHatfieldGray Township
Hatfield ↔ Gray Township3.4 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
HatfieldGray Township
Snow a year40″40″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)45th52nd
Outdoors & history
HatfieldGray Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled18801879
Community
HatfieldGray 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.

HatfieldGray Township
People
Population 46Lowest 208Highest
Median age 32.5±17.5Lowest 16% below MN 53.2±17Highest 37% above MN
Gray Township and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.6%±45.8Highest MN: 22.9% 27.4%±8.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hatfield and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 6.5%±68.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±7.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Gray Township and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±30.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Gray Township and Hatfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,333±$12kLowest about the MN average $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $335,700±$29k about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $900Lowest 73% below MN $1,653Highest 51% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN 1965Lowest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 16 min 28% below MN
Work from home 21.4%±19.1Highest MN: 17.6% 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hatfield and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5%Highest 1.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.40Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Edgerton (35%)Pipestone (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Hatfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 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 4.3Highest 1.1Lowest
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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