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Lansing Township vs Mapleview

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (14.8× in Mapleview) and home values (3.5× in Lansing Township).

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Lansing Township, MNA small town of 833Mower County · 833 people
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Mapleview, MNHomes around $109KMinnesota · 110 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.

Lansing TownshipA small town of 833
Quiet strengthsLansing Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lansing Township →
MapleviewHomes around $109K
Housing$109K typical home69% below the MN typical home All about Mapleview →
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 grid14.8×
Mapleview has the more walkable street grid
Mapleview 43.0Lansing Township 2.9
Home values3.5×
Homes cost more in Lansing Township
Lansing Township $265,400Mapleview $76,700
Property tax bill2.8×
Tax bills are bigger in Lansing Township
Lansing Township $2,317Mapleview $814
Household income2.4×
Households in Lansing Township earn more
Lansing Township $82,115Mapleview $33,750
Size7.6×
Lansing Township is the bigger place
Lansing Township 833Mapleview 110
Homeowners+20.7 pts renters
Mapleview has more renters
Lansing Township 93.7%Mapleview 73%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Lansing 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.

Lansing Township$1,580/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $793/mo · Housing →
Mapleview$670/mo
Typical home $109K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $583/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,000 a year, between Lansing Township and Mapleview.

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

Lansing Township and Mapleview share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lansing TownshipMapleviewLansing TownshipMapleview
Lansing Township ↔ Mapleview2.6 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
Lansing TownshipMapleview
Snow a year43″43″
January low5°F5°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)158d158d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)59th59th
Outdoors & history
Lansing TownshipMapleview
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land6.7%2.6%
Community
Lansing TownshipMapleview
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.

Lansing TownshipMapleview
People
Population 833Highest 110Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.7% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 52.7±5Lowest 36% above MN 61.2±13.2Highest 58% above MN
Mapleview and Lansing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.7%±4.1Highest MN: 22.9% 14.5%±16.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Lansing Township and Mapleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 34.5%±11.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Mapleview and Lansing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 7.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±1.8Highest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Lansing Township and Mapleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,115±$17kHighest 8% below MN $33,750±$22kLowest 62% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,400±$51kHighest 19% below MN $76,700±$21kLowest 77% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $793±$45Highest 38% below MN $583±$373Lowest 54% below MN
Lansing Township and Mapleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,317Highest 31% below MN $814Lowest 76% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 7.1%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Lansing Township and Mapleview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 19.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 73%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 26 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the MN average 24 minHighest 5% above MN
Work from home 7.7%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.8%±10.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Mapleview and Lansing Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 1.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Austin (47%)Austin (63%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MapleviewFew work in Lansing Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.7%Highest 2.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.9Lowest 43.0Highest
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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