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Lucas Township vs Sandnes Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (30.3× in Sandnes Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Sandnes Township).

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Lucas Township, MNA small town of 162Lyon County · 162 people
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Sandnes Township, MNA small town of 229Yellow Medicine County · 229 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.

Lucas TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsLucas Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lucas Township →
Sandnes TownshipA small town of 229
Quiet strengthsSandnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandnes 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.

Trails30.3×
Sandnes Township has more miles of trail
Sandnes Township 21.2 miLucas Township 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker3.6×
Sandnes Township is more of a job hub
Sandnes Township 0.79Lucas Township 0.22
Typical home built40 yrs
Lucas Township’s homes are older
Sandnes Township 1978Lucas Township 1938
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Lucas Township
Lucas Township $2,448Sandnes Township $1,750
Average commute10 min
Lucas Township has the shorter commute
Sandnes Township 25 minLucas Township 15 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lucas 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.

Lucas Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →
Sandnes Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lucas Township and Sandnes Township.

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

Lucas Township and Sandnes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lucas TownshipSandnes TownshipLucas TownshipSandnes Township
Lucas Township ↔ Sandnes Township6.2 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
Lucas TownshipSandnes Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)150d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th44th
Outdoors & history
Lucas TownshipSandnes Township
Trails1 mi21 mi
Conserved land2.5%2.6%
Settled18731872
Community
Lucas TownshipSandnes 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.

Lucas TownshipSandnes Township
People
Population 162Lowest 229Highest
Median age 45.3±10Lowest 17% above MN 52.3±27Highest 35% above MN
Sandnes Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.2%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9% 20.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24.1%±11.2Highest MN: 17.3% 17%±11.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 17.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±6.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,250±$23kLowest about the MN average $107,708±$7kHighest 21% above MN
Sandnes Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $330,800±$78kHighest about the MN average $247,000±$25kLowest 25% below MN
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,448Highest 27% below MN $1,750Lowest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 34% below MN 25 minHighest 11% above MN
Work from home 8.6%±8.2Highest MN: 17.6% 3.1%±3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Lucas Township and Sandnes 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%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.22Lowest 0.79Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (28%)Marshall (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sandnes TownshipFew work in Lucas Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 21.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.1Highest 0.8Lowest
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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