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Mason Township vs Murray Township

Next-door neighbors in Murray County. The biggest differences: median age (16.6 yrs in Mason Township) and jobs per worker (2.5× in Mason Township).

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Mason Township, MNA small town of 232Murray County · 232 people
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Murray Township, MNA small town of 162Murray County · 162 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.

Mason TownshipA small town of 232
Quiet strengthsMason Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Mason Township →
Murray TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsMurray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Murray 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.

Median age16.6 yrs
Mason Township skews older
Mason Township 60.3Murray Township 43.7
Jobs per worker2.5×
Mason Township is more of a job hub
Mason Township 0.85Murray Township 0.34
Average commute7 min
Murray Township has the shorter commute
Mason Township 30 minMurray Township 23 min
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Mason Township
Mason Township $2,636Murray Township $2,184
★ What stands out · Where they are

Mason Township and Murray Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mason TownshipMurray TownshipMason TownshipMurray Township
Mason Township ↔ Murray Township6.4 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.

Mason Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →
Murray Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Mason TownshipMurray Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th58th
Outdoors & history
Mason TownshipMurray Township
Trails0 mi7 mi
Conserved land5.3%11.1%
National Register places—2
Community
Mason TownshipMurray 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.

Mason TownshipMurray Township
People
Population 232Highest 162Lowest
Median age 60.3±7.9Highest 55% above MN 43.7±5.7Lowest 13% above MN
Kids under 18 17.2%±4.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Murray Township and Mason Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 36.2%±8.1Highest MN: 17.3% 22.2%±6.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Mason Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 34.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 32.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Mason Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $90,833±$19kLowest about the MN average $95,625±$48kHighest 7% above MN
Murray Township and Mason Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,300±$18kLowest about the MN average $346,400±$51kHighest 5% above MN
Murray Township and Mason Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,636Highest 21% below MN $2,184Lowest 35% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 5.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 8.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 32% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 30.7%±9.8Highest MN: 17.6% 19.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6%
Mason Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.85Highest 0.34Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (17%)Slayton (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Murray TownshipFew work in Mason Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.3%Lowest 11.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 7.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Lowest 9Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Highest 1.4Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Mason Township

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Lake Sarah Township308 people · $383K homes
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Slayton Township273 people · $253K homes
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Lowville Township184 people · $239K homes

Towns like Mason Township

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Des Moines Township234 people · $256K homes
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Nebish Township236 people · $251K homes
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White Oak Township344 people · $297K homes
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Prior Township303 people · $273K homes

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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