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Murray Township vs Lisbon Township

55 miles apart. The biggest differences: seasonal homes (+42.9 pts in Murray Township) and work from home (+18.4 pts in Murray Township).

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Murray Township, MNA small town of 162Murray County · 162 people
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Lisbon Township, MNA small town of 159Yellow Medicine County · 159 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 →
Lisbon TownshipA small town of 159
Quiet strengthsLisbon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lisbon 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 $400 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 →
Lisbon Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Murray Township and Lisbon 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 TownshipLisbon Township
Snow a year49″46″
January low5°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th68th
Outdoors & history
Murray TownshipLisbon Township
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land11.1%3%
Settled—1873
National Register places2—
Community
Murray TownshipLisbon 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

55 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Murray Township ↔ Lisbon Township55 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 TownshipLisbon Township
People
Population 162Highest 159Lowest
Median age 43.7±5.7Lowest 13% above MN 46.1±8.9Highest 19% above MN
Lisbon Township and Murray 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% 24.5%±8.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Murray Township and Lisbon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±6.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.9%±13.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Lisbon 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+ 32.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 30.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0.6%±6.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Murray Township and Lisbon 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±$48kHighest 7% above MN $95,000±$54kLowest 7% above MN
Murray Township and Lisbon 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 $270,000±$93kLowest 18% below MN
Murray Township and Lisbon 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 $2,250Highest 33% below MN
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1944Lowest 35 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the MN average 21 minLowest 7% below MN
Work from home 19.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 1.4%±4.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Highest 0.14Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Slayton (16%)Granite Falls (37%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lisbon TownshipFew work in Murray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 4Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Highest 1.1Lowest
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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