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Manannah Township vs Rollingstone

158 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (45.9× in Rollingstone) and trails (2.7× in Manannah Township).

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Manannah Township, MNA small town of 587Meeker County · 587 people
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Rollingstone, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 620 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.

Manannah TownshipA small town of 587
Quiet strengthsManannah Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Manannah Township →
RollingstoneKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 33%of MN districts History7 archive photos & papers3 places on the National Register All about Rollingstone →
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.

Street grid45.9×
Rollingstone has the more walkable street grid
Rollingstone 68.8Manannah Township 1.5
Trails2.7×
Manannah Township has more miles of trail
Manannah Township 3.0 miRollingstone 1.1 mi
Growth since 2010+6.6 pts
Rollingstone has grown faster since 2010
Rollingstone +2.1%Manannah Township -4.5%
Conserved land+8 pts
Manannah Township has more conserved land
Manannah Township 8%Rollingstone 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Rollingstone

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.

Manannah Township$1,430/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,298/mo · Housing →
Rollingstone$1,890/mo
Typical home $315K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $747/mo · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Rollingstone and Manannah 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.

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.

Schools
–Manannah TownshipNot graded CRollingstoneBetter than 33% of districts in the state
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
Manannah TownshipRollingstone
Snow a year57″36″
January low4°F8°F
July high81°F83°F
Growing season (days)155d175d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th65th
Outdoors & history
Manannah TownshipRollingstone
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land8%0%
National Register places—3
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—1
Community
Manannah TownshipRollingstone
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.

Where they are

158 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manannah TownshipMeeker CountyRollingstoneMN
Manannah Township ↔ Rollingstone158 miles apart
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.

Manannah TownshipRollingstone
People
Population 587Lowest 620Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Lowest MN: +7.6% +2.1%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 41.6±5.8Lowest 7% above MN 41.8±7.3Highest 8% above MN
Rollingstone and Manannah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.7%±4.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.1%±3.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Rollingstone and Manannah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.4%±3.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Rollingstone and Manannah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 28.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.8Highest MN: 5.8% 1.6%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Manannah Township and Rollingstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $82,639±$15kLowest 7% below MN $93,000±$7kHighest 4% above MN
Rollingstone and Manannah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $242,400±$19kHighest 26% below MN $239,400±$29kLowest 27% below MN
Manannah Township and Rollingstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,298±$526Highest about the MN average $747±$135Lowest 42% below MN
Manannah Township and Rollingstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,960Lowest 42% below MN $2,188Highest 35% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 9.5%±84.2Lowest MN: 48.1% 78.8%±35.5Highest MN: 48.1%
Rollingstone and Manannah Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 6.7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 86.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest 23% above MN 29 minHighest 27% above MN
Work from home 13.4%±9.5Highest MN: 17.6% 8.1%±2.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Manannah Township and Rollingstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.3% 0.3%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.23Lowest 0.25Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Litchfield (20%)Winona (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RollingstoneFew work in Manannah Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 1.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 68.8Highest
Schools
School district —Rollingstone Community School
High school in town —None in town
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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