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Hunter Township vs Rost Township

Next-door neighbors in Jackson County. The biggest differences: average commute (11 min in Hunter Township) and property tax bill (+17% in Hunter Township).

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Hunter Township, MNA small town of 220Jackson County · 220 people

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Rost Township, MNA small town of 205Jackson County · 205 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.

Hunter TownshipA small town of 220

Quiet strengthsHunter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

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Rost TownshipA small town of 205

Quiet strengthsRost Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Rost Township →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute11 min

Hunter Township has the shorter commute

Rost Township 28 minHunter Township 17 min

Property tax bill+17%

Tax bills are bigger in Hunter Township

Hunter Township $1,731Rost Township $1,475

★ What stands out · Where they are

Hunter Township and Rost Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hunter TownshipRost Township

Hunter Township ↔ Rost Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Hunter Township$1,390/mo

Typical home $237K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

Rost Township$1,370/mo

Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

Hunter TownshipRost Township

Snow a year49″49″

January low5°F 5°F

July high81°F 81°F

Growing season (days)153d 153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th 67th

Outdoors & history

Hunter TownshipRost Township

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land4.7%—

Settled1872 —

Community

Hunter TownshipRost 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.

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Hunter TownshipRost Township

People

Population 220Highest 205Lowest

Median age 55.2±19.9Highest 42% above MN 35.4±13Lowest 9% below MN

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

Kids under 18 18.6%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.8%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 25.5%±6.9Highest MN: 17.3% 18.5%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±5.5Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±5.2Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,375±$36kLowest 11% below MN $85,938±$41kHighest 4% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $236,900±$27kLowest 28% below MN $237,500±$41kHighest 28% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $675±$525 47% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,731Highest 48% below MN $1,475Lowest 56% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 15.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 2%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 88.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below MN 28 minHighest 22% above MN

Work from home 7.1%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 17.8%±9.3Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Highest 0.27Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Lakefield (25%)Worthington (24%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rost TownshipFew work in Hunter Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.7%Highest 0.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Hunter Township vs Rost Township

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A typical home costs about the same each month

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