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Mount Vernon Township vs Sheldon Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+13.1 pts in Mount Vernon Township) and typical home built (18 yrs in Mount Vernon Township).

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Mount Vernon Township, MNAn outdoors townWinona County · 266 people

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Sheldon Township, MNA small town of 280Houston County · 280 people

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.

Mount Vernon TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors14.4% conserved land6.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Mount Vernon Township →

Sheldon TownshipA small town of 280

Quiet strengthsSheldon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Sheldon 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.

Age 65++13.1 pts

Mount Vernon Township has more people 65 and up

Mount Vernon Township 25.2%Sheldon Township 12.1%

Typical home built18 yrs

Mount Vernon Township’s homes are older

Sheldon Township 1993Mount Vernon Township 1975

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Mount Vernon Township$2,400/mo

Typical home $416K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →

Sheldon Township$2,490/mo

Typical home $428K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon 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

Mount Vernon TownshipSheldon Township

Snow a year36″45″

January low8°F 8°F

July high83°F 81°F

Growing season (days)175d 165d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th 80th

Outdoors & history

Mount Vernon TownshipSheldon Township

Trails6 mi 0 mi

Conserved land14.4%6.8%

National Register places—1

Community

Mount Vernon TownshipSheldon Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Mount Vernon TownshipWinona County Sheldon TownshipHouston County

Mount Vernon Township ↔ Sheldon Township36 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Mount Vernon TownshipSheldon Township

People

Population 266Lowest 280Highest

Median age 38.3±18.3Highest about the MN average 38±10.3Lowest about the MN average

Mount Vernon Township and Sheldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 30.1%±17.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.8%±4.9Highest MN: 22.9%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 25.2%±6.1Highest MN: 17.3% 12.1%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.6%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.1%±4.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.6%±3.1Highest MN: 5.8%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $82,750±$17kLowest 7% below MN $109,531±$32kHighest 23% above MN

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $415,900±$74kLowest 26% above MN $427,800±$66kHighest 30% above MN

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,125±$404 12% below MN

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,597Lowest 23% below MN $2,944Highest 12% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 57.1%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 6.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.5%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 25% above MN 25 minLowest 8% above MN

Work from home 10.2%±6Highest MN: 17.6% 9.6%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6%

Mount Vernon Township and Sheldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 17.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Winona (35%)Houston (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sheldon TownshipFew work in Mount Vernon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 14.4%Highest 6.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.7Lowest 0.8Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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.

Mount Vernon Township neighborsTown Square →

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Sheldon Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Mount Vernon Township

Minneiska111 people · $207K homes

Rollingstone Township856 people · $229K homes

Whitewater Township239 people · $541K homes

Norton Township494 people · $405K homes

Towns like Mount Vernon Township

Land Township210 people · $340K homes

Lake George Township275 people · $321K homes

Camp Release Township243 people · $319K homes

Hillman Township224 people · $285K 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.