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

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 →
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 →
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

Murray Township and Mason Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Murray TownshipMason TownshipMurray TownshipMason Township
Murray Township ↔ Mason 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.

Murray Township$2,000/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.63% · Housing →
Mason Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · 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
Murray TownshipMason 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
Murray TownshipMason Township
Trails7 mi0 mi
Conserved land11.1%5.3%
National Register places2—
Community
Murray TownshipMason 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.

Murray TownshipMason Township
People
Population 162Lowest 232Highest
Median age 43.7±5.7Lowest 13% above MN 60.3±7.9Highest 55% above MN
Kids under 18 26.5%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9% 17.2%±4.4Lowest 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+ 22.2%±6.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 36.2%±8.1Highest 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+ 32.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 34.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±2.5Highest 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 $95,625±$48kHighest 7% above MN $90,833±$19kLowest about the MN average
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 $346,400±$51kHighest 5% above MN $333,300±$18kLowest about the MN average
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 $2,184Lowest 35% below MN $2,636Highest 21% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 8.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.2%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1975Highest 4 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 30 minHighest 32% above MN
Work from home 19.8%±11Lowest MN: 17.6% 30.7%±9.8Highest 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 0%Lowest 2.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 24.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.34Lowest 0.85Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Slayton (16%)Marshall (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mason TownshipFew work in Murray Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.1%Highest 5.3%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 6Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 1.5Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Murray Township

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Towns like Murray Township

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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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