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Nininger Township vs Rosemount

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (30.4× in Rosemount) and street grid (9.6× in Rosemount).

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Nininger Township, MNA small town of 908Dakota County · 908 people
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Rosemount, MNHomes around $431KMinnesota · 27,562 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 →
RosemountHomes around $431K
Housing$431K typical home23% above the MN typical home HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#66 for schools in MNof 230 towns All about Rosemount →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size30.4×
Rosemount is the bigger place
Rosemount 27,562Nininger Township 908
Street grid9.6×
Rosemount has the more walkable street grid
Rosemount 26.8Nininger Township 2.8
Rent+91%
Rent runs higher in Rosemount
Rosemount $1,640Nininger Township $857
Growth since 2010+26.2 pts
Rosemount has grown faster since 2010
Rosemount +17.3%Nininger Township -8.9%
Trails3.6×
Rosemount has more miles of trail
Rosemount 17.4 miNininger Township 4.8 mi
Work from home+15.1 pts
More people work from home in Rosemount
Rosemount 25.1%Nininger Township 10%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Nininger Township and Rosemount share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Nininger TownshipRosemountNininger TownshipRosemount
Nininger Township ↔ Rosemount7.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
15 Nininger Township residents work in Rosemount (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Nininger Township →
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.

Nininger Township$2,540/mo
Typical home $436K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $857/mo · Housing →
Rosemount$2,590/mo
Typical home $431K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Rosemount and Nininger 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–Nininger TownshipNot graded ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns
Schools
–Nininger TownshipNot graded A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
–Nininger TownshipNot graded ARosemountHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns
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 TownshipRosemount
Snow a year41″41″
January low8°F8°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)166d166d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th34th
Outdoors & history
Nininger TownshipRosemount
Trails5 mi17 mi
Conserved land0.1%3.5%
Settled18571856
Community
Nininger TownshipRosemount
Colleges in town—1
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.

Nininger TownshipRosemount
People
Population 908Lowest 27,562Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.9%Lowest MN: +7.6% +17.3%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 44.7±5.9Highest 15% above MN 38.9±1.7Lowest about the MN average
Nininger Township and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.3%±1.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±2.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 20.4%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3% 13.8%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Nininger Township and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 51.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8%
Rosemount and Nininger 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 $129,625±$10kHighest 46% above MN
Rosemount 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 $424,100±$10kLowest 29% above MN
Nininger Township and Rosemount 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 $1,640±$113Highest 28% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,966Lowest 12% below MN $3,932Highest 17% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 45.1%±11.5Highest MN: 48.1%
Rosemount 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%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN 2000Highest 21 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 28 minHighest 24% above MN
Work from home 10%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 6.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (9%)Minneapolis (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in RosemountFew work in Nininger Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.8 miLowest 17.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 32Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 2.8Lowest 26.8Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#66 of 230 in MN
School district —INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN
High school in town —Rosemount Senior High
Students per teacherat that high school — 19.1
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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