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Land Township vs Hoffman

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (23.5× in Hoffman) and trails (22× in Land Township).

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Land Township, MNA small town of 210Grant County · 210 people
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Hoffman, MNHomes around $238KMinnesota · 730 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.

Land TownshipA small town of 210
Quiet strengthsLand Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Land Township →
HoffmanHomes around $238K
Housing$238K typical home32% below the MN typical home All about Hoffman →
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 grid23.5×
Hoffman has the more walkable street grid
Hoffman 23.5Land Township 1.0
Trails22×
Land Township has more miles of trail
Land Township 4.4 miHoffman 0.2 mi
Home values2.1×
Homes cost more in Land Township
Land Township $339,500Hoffman $161,800
Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Land Township
Land Township $2,350Hoffman $1,395
Homeowners+31.5 pts renters
Hoffman has more renters
Land Township 91.8%Hoffman 60.3%
Size3.5×
Hoffman is the bigger place
Hoffman 730Land Township 210
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Land 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.

Land Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $340K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Hoffman$1,420/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $866/mo · Housing →

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

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

Land Township and Hoffman share a border

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

Land TownshipHoffmanLand TownshipHoffman
Land Township ↔ Hoffman3.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
4 Land Township residents work in Hoffman (3.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Land Township →
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
Land TownshipHoffman
Snow a year45″45″
January low1°F1°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)150d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th46th
Outdoors & history
Land TownshipHoffman
Trails4 mi—
Conserved land8.6%—
Settled18781887
Archive photos—2
Community
Land TownshipHoffman
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.

Land TownshipHoffman
People
Population 210Lowest 730Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +2.5% MN: +7.6%
Median age 37±6.2Highest 5% below MN 33.4±3.4Lowest 14% below MN
Land Township and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.5%±4.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Hoffman and Land Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.3%±7.6Highest MN: 17.3% 14.9%±4.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Land Township and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23%Highest MN: 39.4% 11.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.6%±8.3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Land Township and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $88,750±$31kHighest about the MN average $51,500±$16kLowest 42% below MN
Land Township and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $339,500±$45kHighest 3% above MN $161,800±$30kLowest 51% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $866±$203 32% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,350Highest 30% below MN $1,395Lowest 58% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 47.7%±18.4Highest MN: 48.1%
Hoffman and Land Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 60.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN 1970Lowest 9 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 16% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 21.4%±11.9Highest MN: 17.6% 10.7%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Land Township and Hoffman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miHighest 18.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Morris (15%)Alexandria (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in HoffmanFew work in Land Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 23.5Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Land Township

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Solem Township201 people · $352K homes
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Towns like Land Township

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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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