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Raymond vs Edwards Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (52.6× in Raymond) and home values (+93% in Edwards Township).

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Raymond, MNHomes around $243KMinnesota · 692 people

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Edwards Township, MNA small town of 235Kandiyohi County · 235 people

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.

RaymondHomes around $243K

Housing$243K typical home31% below the MN typical home All about Raymond →

Edwards TownshipA small town of 235

Quiet strengthsEdwards Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Edwards 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.

Street grid52.6×

Raymond has the more walkable street grid

Raymond 57.9Edwards Township 1.1

Home values+93%

Homes cost more in Edwards Township

Edwards Township $304,800Raymond $158,100

Jobs per worker2.5×

Edwards Township is more of a job hub

Edwards Township 0.33Raymond 0.13

Property tax bill+36%

Tax bills are bigger in Edwards Township

Edwards Township $2,667Raymond $1,959

Raymond is the bigger place

Raymond 692Edwards Township 235

Typical home built16 yrs

Edwards Township’s homes are older

Raymond 1972Edwards Township 1956

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Edwards 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.

Down paymentRate%

Raymond$1,520/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.24% · or rent about $825/mo · Housing →

Edwards Township$1,820/mo

Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $530/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Edwards Township and Raymond.

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

Raymond and Edwards Township share a border

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

RaymondEdwards Township

Raymond ↔ Edwards Township2.8 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

6 Raymond residents work in Edwards Township (1.6% of its workers)

Work & commute in Raymond →

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

RaymondEdwards Township

Snow a year46″46″

January low3°F 3°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)159d 159d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th 20th

Outdoors & history

RaymondEdwards Township

Conserved land—6.2%

Settled—1871

Famous people born here—1

Community

RaymondEdwards Township

Library hours a week19 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

RaymondEdwards Township

People

Population 692Highest 235Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.4% MN: +7.6% —

Median age 38.5±8.6Lowest about the MN average 49.7±4.8Highest 28% above MN

Edwards Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.4%±5.1Highest MN: 22.9% 17%±3.6Lowest MN: 22.9%

Raymond and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.5%±5Highest MN: 17.3% 19.1%±6.1Lowest MN: 17.3%

Raymond and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest MN: 39.4% 20.9%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±2.3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.9%±4.4Lowest MN: 5.8%

Raymond and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,563±$12kLowest 28% below MN $70,625±$11kHighest 21% below MN

Edwards Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $158,100±$11kLowest 52% below MN $304,800±$53kHighest 7% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $825±$333Highest 36% below MN $530±$15Lowest 59% below MN

Raymond and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,959Lowest 42% below MN $2,667Highest 21% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 28.7%±24.4Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±87Lowest MN: 48.1%

Raymond and Edwards Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 15.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 66.2%Lowest MN: 72.2% 75.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 11% below MN 20 minLowest 12% below MN

Work from home 4.9%±3Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.8%±7.3Highest MN: 17.6%

Edwards Township and Raymond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 11.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Lowest 0.33Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Willmar (44%)Willmar (48%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Edwards TownshipFew work in Raymond

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 6.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.9Highest 1.1Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Raymond neighborsTown Square →

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Edwards Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Raymond

Lone Tree Township177 people · $317K homes

Towns like Raymond

Kerkhoven802 people · $166K homes

Belgrade758 people · $163K homes

Kimball709 people · $232K homes

Kandiyohi493 people · $162K homes

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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.