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Lynn Township vs Collins Township

Next-door neighbors in McLeod County. The biggest differences: trails (19× in Lynn Township) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Lynn Township).

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Lynn Township, MNA small town of 378McLeod County · 378 people
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Collins Township, MNA small town of 449McLeod County · 449 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.

Lynn TownshipA small town of 378
Quiet strengthsLynn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lynn Township →
Collins TownshipA small town of 449
Quiet strengthsCollins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Collins 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.

Trails19×
Lynn Township has more miles of trail
Lynn Township 1.9 miCollins Township 0.1 mi
Jobs per worker4.8×
Lynn Township is more of a job hub
Lynn Township 0.29Collins Township 0.06
Average commute6 min
Lynn Township has the shorter commute
Collins Township 25 minLynn Township 19 min
★ What stands out · Where they are

Lynn Township and Collins Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Lynn TownshipCollins TownshipLynn TownshipCollins Township
Lynn Township ↔ Collins Township5.2 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.

Lynn Township$2,080/mo
Typical home $349K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · Housing →
Collins Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Lynn Township and Collins 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.

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
Lynn TownshipCollins Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low3°F3°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)32nd35th
Outdoors & history
Lynn TownshipCollins Township
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land10.9%3.3%
Community
Lynn TownshipCollins 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.

Lynn TownshipCollins Township
People
Population 378Lowest 449Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.6% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 48.9±6.1Lowest 26% above MN 51.1±7.4Highest 32% above MN
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±5.1Highest MN: 22.9% 15.8%±4.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Lynn Township and Collins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.9%±4.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±8.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±3Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.5%±1.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $102,500±$10kLowest 15% above MN $113,542±$9kHighest 27% above MN
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $348,900±$28kHighest 6% above MN $327,200±$24kLowest about the MN average
Lynn Township and Collins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,988Lowest 11% below MN $3,024Highest 10% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969 10 yrs older than MN 1969 10 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 19% below MN 25 minHighest 8% above MN
Work from home 5.6%±3Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.2%±4.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Collins Township and Lynn Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Hutchinson (42%)Hutchinson (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Collins TownshipFew work in Lynn Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.9%Highest 3.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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.

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