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Richland Township vs Sumner Township

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (51 yrs in Richland Township) and trails (2.6× in Richland Township).

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Richland Township, MNA small town of 480Rice County · 480 people
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Sumner Township, MNA small town of 501Fillmore County · 501 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.

Richland TownshipA small town of 480
Quiet strengthsRichland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Richland Township →
Sumner TownshipA small town of 501
Quiet strengthsSumner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sumner 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.

Typical home built51 yrs
Richland Township’s homes are older
Sumner Township 1992Richland Township 1941
Trails2.6×
Richland Township has more miles of trail
Richland Township 1.3 miSumner Township 0.5 mi
Kids under 18+10.5 pts
Sumner Township has more kids
Sumner Township 22.8%Richland Township 12.3%
Average commute8 min
Richland Township has the shorter commute
Sumner Township 31 minRichland Township 23 min
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Sumner Township
Sumner Township $2,745Richland Township $2,303
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 more a month in Sumner 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.

Richland Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $343K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $2,188/mo · Housing →
Sumner Township$2,440/mo
Typical home $421K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Sumner Township and Richland 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.

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
Richland TownshipSumner Township
Snow a year44″53″
January low5°F7°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)154d159d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st55th
Outdoors & history
Richland TownshipSumner Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.6%
National Register places—1
Community
Richland TownshipSumner 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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Richland TownshipRice CountySumner TownshipFillmore County
Richland Township ↔ Sumner Township46 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.

Richland TownshipSumner Township
People
Population 480Lowest 501Highest
Median age 41.3±6.4Lowest 6% above MN 42.8±12.2Highest 10% above MN
Sumner Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 12.3%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.8%±3.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 17.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 19.4%±4.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Sumner Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Richland Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,625±$36kHighest 7% above MN $86,667±$39kLowest about the MN average
Richland Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $343,100±$34kLowest 4% above MN $421,400±$69kHighest 28% above MN
Sumner Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,188±$1kHighest 71% above MN $1,375±$212Lowest 7% above MN
Richland Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,303Lowest 31% below MN $2,745Highest 18% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 88.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 75%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Richland Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1941Lowest 38 yrs older than MN 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest about the MN average 31 minHighest 36% above MN
Work from home 9.5%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.6%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Sumner Township and Richland 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 14.8 miLowest 16.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 0.15Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Faribault (28%)Rochester (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sumner TownshipFew work in Richland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
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 1.0Lowest 1.2Highest
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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