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Omro Township vs Tyro Township

Next-door neighbors in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Tyro Township) and size (2.1× in Tyro Township).

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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 people
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Tyro Township, MNA small town of 115Yellow Medicine County · 115 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.

Omro TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsOmro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Omro Township →
Tyro TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsTyro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tyro 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 worker4.5×
Tyro Township is more of a job hub
Tyro Township 0.49Omro Township 0.11
Size2.1×
Tyro Township is the bigger place
Tyro Township 115Omro Township 54
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Omro Township has more renters
Tyro Township 96.4%Omro Township 87.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Tyro 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.

Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →
Tyro Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Tyro Township and Omro 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.

Where they are

Omro Township and Tyro Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Omro TownshipTyro TownshipOmro TownshipTyro Township
Omro Township ↔ Tyro Township6.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Omro TownshipTyro Township
Snow a year51″48″
January low—5°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Omro TownshipTyro Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land10.6%3.4%
Settled1880—
Community
Omro TownshipTyro 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.

Omro TownshipTyro Township
People
Population 54Lowest 115Highest
Median age 58.3±1.5Highest 50% above MN 54.3±6.4Lowest 40% above MN
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9% 15.7%±18.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 33.9%±15.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 20%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±18.9Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±8.9Lowest MN: 5.8%
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $91,667±$37kHighest about the MN average $77,143±$30kLowest 13% below MN
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $166,700±$154kLowest 49% below MN $233,300±$74kHighest 29% below MN
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly — $1,750 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3% 6.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 24 minLowest 5% above MN
Work from home 11.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6% 3.3%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.49Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (16%)Canby (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tyro TownshipFew work in Omro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.6%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
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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