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Monroe Township vs Tracy

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (37.3× in Tracy) and jobs per worker (21.7× in Tracy).

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Monroe Township, MNA small town of 261Lyon County · 261 people
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Tracy, MNHomes around $140KMinnesota · 2,057 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.

Monroe TownshipA small town of 261
Quiet strengthsMonroe Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Monroe Township →
TracyHomes around $140K
Housing$140K typical home60% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 83%of MN districts All about Tracy →
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 grid37.3×
Tracy has the more walkable street grid
Tracy 55.9Monroe Township 1.5
Jobs per worker21.7×
Tracy is more of a job hub
Tracy 0.65Monroe Township 0.03
Size7.9×
Tracy is the bigger place
Tracy 2,057Monroe Township 261
Work in town+26.3 pts
More of Tracy’s workers stay in town
Tracy 26.3%Monroe Township 0%
Average commute4 min
Monroe Township has the shorter commute
Tracy 22 minMonroe Township 18 min
★ What stands out · 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.

Monroe Township$1,060/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 1.06% · Housing →
Tracy$910/mo
Typical home $140K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.55% · or rent about $697/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Monroe Township and Tracy.

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

Monroe Township and Tracy share a border

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

Monroe TownshipTracyMonroe TownshipTracy
Monroe Township ↔ Tracy2.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
6 Monroe Township residents work in Tracy (6.9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Monroe 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.

Schools
–Monroe TownshipNot graded A−TracyBetter than 83% of districts in the state
Health
–Monroe TownshipNot graded C+TracyHealthier than 42% 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
Monroe TownshipTracy
Snow a year49″49″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th11th
Outdoors & history
Monroe TownshipTracy
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.9%0%
Settled1874—
National Register places—2
Community
Monroe TownshipTracy
Library hours a week—41 hrs
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.

Monroe TownshipTracy
People
Population 261Lowest 2,057Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -4% MN: +7.6%
Median age 29.4±20.3Lowest 24% below MN 41.2±9Highest 6% above MN
Tracy and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 44.1%±23.6Highest MN: 22.9% 24.7%±7.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Monroe Township and Tracy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.5%±6.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.5%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Tracy and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.2%±3.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Tracy and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,000±$24kHighest 12% below MN $67,788±$15kLowest 24% below MN
Monroe Township and Tracy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $172,900±$57kHighest 47% below MN $113,400±$14kLowest 66% below MN
Monroe Township and Tracy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $697±$225 46% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,833Highest 45% below MN $1,753Lowest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 24.5%±19.9Highest MN: 48.1%
Tracy and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 79.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 21% below MN 22 minHighest 3% below MN
Work from home 8.8%±8.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 10%±7.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Tracy and Monroe Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 26.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.03Lowest 0.65Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (32%)Marshall (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 7% work in TracyFew work in Monroe Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 7Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.5Lowest 55.9Highest
Schools
School district —Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · TRACY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Tracy Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 14.5
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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