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Nininger Township vs Featherstone Township

22 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.4× in Nininger Township) and trails (2.4× in Featherstone Township).

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Nininger Township, MNA small town of 908Dakota County · 908 people
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Featherstone Township, MNA small town of 819Goodhue County · 819 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.

Nininger TownshipA small town of 908
Quiet strengthsNininger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nininger Township →
Featherstone TownshipA small town of 819
Quiet strengthsFeatherstone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Featherstone 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.

Jobs per worker2.4×
Nininger Township is more of a job hub
Nininger Township 0.31Featherstone Township 0.13
Trails2.4×
Featherstone Township has more miles of trail
Featherstone Township 11.3 miNininger Township 4.8 mi
Street grid+87%
Nininger Township has the more walkable street grid
Nininger Township 2.8Featherstone Township 1.5
Growth since 2010+4.2 pts
Featherstone Township has grown faster since 2010
Featherstone Township -4.7%Nininger Township -8.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Nininger 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.

Nininger Township$2,540/mo
Typical home $436K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $857/mo · Housing →
Featherstone Township$2,330/mo
Typical home $398K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · or rent about $1,198/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Nininger Township and Featherstone 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
Nininger TownshipFeatherstone Township
Snow a year41″44″
January low8°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)166d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th60th
Outdoors & history
Nininger TownshipFeatherstone Township
Trails5 mi11 mi
Conserved land0.1%7.9%
Settled1857—
Community
Nininger TownshipFeatherstone 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

22 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nininger TownshipFeatherstone TownshipNininger TownshipFeatherstone Township
Nininger Township ↔ Featherstone Township22 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.

Nininger TownshipFeatherstone Township
People
Population 908Highest 819Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.9%Lowest MN: +7.6% -4.7%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 44.7±5.9Lowest 15% above MN 45.8±8.4Highest 18% above MN
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±1.9Highest MN: 22.9% 20.5%±3.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Nininger Township and Featherstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.2%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 27.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.6Highest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8%
Nininger Township and Featherstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,206±$19kLowest 26% above MN $121,250±$14kHighest 36% above MN
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $436,400±$45kHighest 33% above MN $398,200±$49kLowest 21% above MN
Nininger Township and Featherstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $857±$19Lowest 33% below MN $1,198±$630Highest 6% below MN
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,966Highest 12% below MN $2,938Lowest 12% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 9.5%±83.5Highest MN: 48.1%
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 1.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 3 yrs older than MN 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 23 minHighest about the MN average
Work from home 10%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.1%±4.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Featherstone Township and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (9%)Red Wing (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Featherstone TownshipFew work in Nininger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 7.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 11.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Highest 1.5Lowest
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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