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Murray Township vs Grandview Township

33 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Murray Township) and seasonal homes (+42.9 pts in Murray Township).

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Murray Township, MNA small town of 162Murray County · 162 people
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Grandview Township, MNA small town of 199Lyon County · 199 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.

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 →
Grandview TownshipA small town of 199
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Murray Township

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.

Murray Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Grandview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Murray Township and Grandview 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
Murray TownshipGrandview Township
Snow a year49″45″
January low5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th83rd
Outdoors & history
Murray TownshipGrandview Township
Trails7 mi1 mi
Conserved land11.1%2.7%
National Register places2—
Community
Murray TownshipGrandview 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.

Where they are

33 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Murray Township ↔ Grandview Township33 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.

Murray TownshipGrandview Township
People
Population 162Lowest 199Highest
Median age 43.7±5.7Highest 13% above MN 43.1±8.6Lowest 11% above MN
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9% 15.6%±7.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±6.9Highest MN: 17.3% 21.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 38.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.5%±6.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Grandview 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 $95,625±$48kLowest 7% above MN $113,750±$24kHighest 28% above MN
Grandview Township and Murray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,400±$51kHighest 5% above MN $282,800±$20kLowest 14% below MN
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,184Lowest 35% below MN $2,391Highest 29% below MN
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MN average 15 minLowest 36% below MN
Work from home 19.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 9.8%±7.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Murray Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Slayton (16%)Marshall (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grandview TownshipFew work in Murray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 2.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 3Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.5Highest
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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