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Preble Township vs Gilman

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.8× in Gilman) and seasonal homes (+28 pts in Preble Township).

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Preble Township, MNA small town of 198Fillmore County · 198 people
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Gilman, MNHomes around $264KMinnesota · 233 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.

Preble TownshipA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsPreble Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Preble Township →
GilmanHomes around $264K
Housing$264K typical home25% below the MN typical home All about Gilman →
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.

Street grid23.8×
Gilman has the more walkable street grid
Gilman 14.3Preble Township 0.6
Seasonal homes+28 pts
Preble Township has more second homes
Preble Township 28%Gilman 0%
Average commute11 min
Gilman has the shorter commute
Preble Township 36 minGilman 25 min
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Gilman
Gilman $2,109Preble Township $1,563
Typical home built27 yrs
Gilman’s homes are older
Preble Township 1973Gilman 1946
Jobs per worker+71%
Gilman is more of a job hub
Gilman 0.12Preble Township 0.07
★ What stands out · 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.

Preble Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Gilman$1,580/mo
Typical home $264K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $631/mo · 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
Preble TownshipGilman
Snow a year45″48″
January low8°F3°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)165d144d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th41st
Outdoors & history
Preble TownshipGilman
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land7.1%0%
Settled1858—
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Famous people born here1—
Community
Preble TownshipGilman
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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Preble TownshipFillmore CountyGilmanMN
Preble Township ↔ Gilman180 miles apart
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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.

Preble TownshipGilman
People
Population 198Lowest 233Highest
Median age 34±8.7Lowest 12% below MN 34.5±4.2Highest 11% below MN
Gilman and Preble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.3%±5.2Highest MN: 22.9% 24.9%±8.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Preble Township and Gilman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21.7%±9.5Highest MN: 17.3% 17.2%±10.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Preble Township and Gilman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 16.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±4.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Preble Township and Gilman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,500±$9kLowest 13% below MN $93,750±$33kHighest 5% above MN
Gilman and Preble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $280,000±$89kHighest 15% below MN $233,600±$15kLowest 29% below MN
Preble Township and Gilman are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $631±$37 51% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,563Lowest 53% below MN $2,109Highest 37% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 44.4%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Gilman and Preble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 20.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 4%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1946Lowest 33 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 59% above MN 25 minLowest 9% above MN
Work from home 18.8%±6.8Highest MN: 17.6% 11.3%±10.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Preble Township and Gilman 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 16.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (13%)St. Cloud (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in GilmanFew work in Preble Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 14.3Highest
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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