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Rapidan Township vs Todd Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (19.7× in Todd Township) and rent (+60% in Todd Township).

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Rapidan Township, MNA small town of 941Blue Earth County · 941 people
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Todd Township, MNA small town of 1,414Hubbard County · 1,414 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.

Rapidan TownshipA small town of 941
Quiet strengthsRapidan Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rapidan Township →
Todd TownshipA small town of 1,414
Quiet strengthsTodd Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Todd Township →
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.

Trails19.7×
Todd Township has more miles of trail
Todd Township 5.9 miRapidan Township 0.3 mi
Rent+60%
Rent runs higher in Todd Township
Todd Township $1,446Rapidan Township $906
Jobs per worker3.3×
Todd Township is more of a job hub
Todd Township 0.36Rapidan Township 0.11
Seasonal homes+27.1 pts
Todd Township has more second homes
Todd Township 30.1%Rapidan Township 3%
Growth since 2010+9.6 pts
Todd Township has grown faster since 2010
Todd Township +5.1%Rapidan Township -4.5%
Average commute9 min
Todd Township has the shorter commute
Rapidan Township 27 minTodd Township 18 min
★ 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.

Rapidan Township$1,840/mo
Typical home $311K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →
Todd Township$1,740/mo
Typical home $294K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $1,446/mo · Housing →

The difference: $100 a month, about $1,200 a year, between Rapidan Township and Todd 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.

Health
–Rapidan TownshipNot graded BTodd TownshipHealthier than 60% 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
Rapidan TownshipTodd Township
Snow a year39″52″
January low6°F-4°F
July high82°F79°F
Growing season (days)161d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th33rd
Outdoors & history
Rapidan TownshipTodd Township
Trails0 mi6 mi
Conserved land2.3%0.4%
Community
Rapidan TownshipTodd 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rapidan TownshipBlue Earth CountyTodd TownshipHubbard County
Rapidan Township ↔ Todd Township206 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.

Rapidan TownshipTodd Township
People
Population 941Lowest 1,414Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5%Lowest MN: +7.6% +5.1%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 52.1±5Highest 34% above MN 49.7±5.4Lowest 28% above MN
Rapidan Township and Todd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±3.5Highest MN: 22.9% 19.4%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Rapidan Township and Todd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 31.5%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Todd Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36%Highest MN: 39.4% 34.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.1%±1.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±1.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Todd Township and Rapidan 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±$21kHighest about the MN average $86,842±$5kLowest about the MN average
Rapidan Township and Todd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $311,400±$22kHighest 5% below MN $294,400±$34kLowest 11% below MN
Rapidan Township and Todd Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $906±$64Lowest 29% below MN $1,446±$437Highest 13% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,520Highest 25% below MN $2,390Lowest 29% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 34.1%±36Lowest MN: 48.1% 60.9%±30.6Highest MN: 48.1%
Todd Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 80.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 6 yrs older than MN 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 19% above MN 18 minLowest 20% below MN
Work from home 10.3%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.1%±4.7Highest MN: 17.6%
Todd Township and Rapidan Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.4%Lowest 3.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 9.3 miHighest 7.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Mankato (41%)Park Rapids (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Todd TownshipFew work in Rapidan Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 0.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 5.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 2.7Highest
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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