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Lime Township vs Mankato

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (60× in Mankato) and size (51.2× in Mankato).

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Lime Township, MNA small town of 889Blue Earth County · 889 people
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Mankato, MNHometown of 68 notable peopleMinnesota · 45,473 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.

Lime TownshipA small town of 889
Quiet strengthsLime Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lime Township →
MankatoHometown of 68 notable people
Famous people68 notable peopleborn in Mankato Work28,214 jobsbased in Mankato, a regional job hub HealthHealthier than 68%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Mankato →
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.

Trails60×
Mankato has more miles of trail
Mankato 12.0 miLime Township 0.2 mi
Size51.2×
Mankato is the bigger place
Mankato 45,473Lime Township 889
Street grid16.7×
Mankato has the more walkable street grid
Mankato 75.1Lime Township 4.5
Growth since 2010+45.4 pts
Mankato has grown faster since 2010
Mankato +13.2%Lime Township -32.2%
Work in town+45.9 pts
More of Mankato’s workers stay in town
Mankato 47.3%Lime Township 1.4%
Median age21.9 yrs
Lime Township skews older
Lime Township 48.4Mankato 26.5
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Lime 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.

Lime Township$2,500/mo
Typical home $424K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,033/mo · Housing →
Mankato$1,850/mo
Typical home $305K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $1,132/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Lime Township and Mankato.

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

Lime Township and Mankato share a border

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

Lime TownshipMankatoLime TownshipMankato
Lime Township ↔ Mankato3.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
205 Lime Township residents work in Mankato (46.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lime Township →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Lime TownshipNot graded C−MankatoSafer than 20% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Lime TownshipNot graded B+MankatoBetter than 70% of districts in the state
Health
–Lime TownshipNot graded B+MankatoHealthier than 68% of U.S. towns
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
Lime TownshipMankato
Snow a year39″39″
January low6°F6°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)161d161d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th26th
Outdoors & history
Lime TownshipMankato
Trails—12 mi
Conserved land—5.8%
Settled—1852
National Register places—14
Archive photos—6
Famous people born here—68
Community
Lime TownshipMankato
Library hours a week—52 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

Lime TownshipMankato
People
Population 889Lowest 45,473Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -32.2%Lowest MN: +7.6% +13.2%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 48.4±6.4Highest 25% above MN 26.5±0.6Lowest 32% below MN
Kids under 18 19.8%±3.6Highest MN: 22.9% 17%±1.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Lime Township and Mankato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3% 12.7%±1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 35.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 23%±1.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,977±$12kHighest 17% above MN $66,873±$4kLowest 25% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $423,500±$39kHighest 29% above MN $261,700±$10kLowest 21% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,033±$379Lowest 19% below MN $1,132±$57Highest 12% below MN
Mankato and Lime Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,357Highest about the MN average $2,551Lowest 24% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±43.7Lowest MN: 48.1% 49.8%±6.1Highest MN: 48.1%
Mankato and Lime Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 20.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 50%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 1 yr newer than MN 1982Highest 3 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minHighest 30% below MN 14 minLowest 39% below MN
Work from home 15%±7.3Highest MN: 17.6% 7.8%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Lime Township and Mankato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 47.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miHighest 3.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.15Lowest 1.61Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mankato (47%)North Mankato (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 47% work in MankatoFew work in Lime Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.4%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 12.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 21Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.5Lowest 75.1Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#98 of 230 in MN
School district —MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Mankato East Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.8
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Lime 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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