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Riverside Township vs Grandview Township

32 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.1× in Riverside Township) and property tax bill (+29% in Grandview Township).

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Riverside Township, MNA small town of 270Lac qui Parle County · 270 people
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Grandview Township, MNA small town of 199Lyon County · 199 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.

Riverside TownshipA small town of 270
Quiet strengthsRiverside Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Riverside Township →
Grandview TownshipA small town of 199
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview 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 worker3.1×
Riverside Township is more of a job hub
Riverside Township 0.89Grandview Township 0.29
Property tax bill+29%
Tax bills are bigger in Grandview Township
Grandview Township $2,391Riverside Township $1,854
Street grid+50%
Grandview Township has the more walkable street grid
Grandview Township 1.5Riverside Township 1.0
Average commute5 min
Grandview Township has the shorter commute
Riverside Township 19 minGrandview Township 15 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.

Riverside Township$1,560/mo
Typical home $267K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Grandview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Grandview Township and Riverside 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
Riverside TownshipGrandview Township
Snow a year51″45″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)69th83rd
Outdoors & history
Riverside TownshipGrandview Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.5%2.7%
Settled1872—
Community
Riverside TownshipGrandview 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

32 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Riverside TownshipLac qui Parle CountyGrandview TownshipLyon County
Riverside Township ↔ Grandview Township32 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.

Riverside TownshipGrandview Township
People
Population 270Highest 199Lowest
Median age 44.7±15.1Highest 15% above MN 43.1±8.6Lowest 11% above MN
Riverside Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±7Highest MN: 22.9% 15.6%±7.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Riverside Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.5%±5.2Highest MN: 17.3% 21.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Riverside Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43%Highest MN: 39.4% 38.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±1.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.5%±6.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Grandview Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $138,542±$15kHighest 56% above MN $113,750±$24kLowest 28% above MN
Riverside Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $267,300±$22kLowest 19% below MN $282,800±$20kHighest 14% below MN
Grandview Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,854Lowest 45% below MN $2,391Highest 29% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 0.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1962Highest 17 yrs older than MN 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 19 minHighest 16% below MN 15 minLowest 36% below MN
Work from home 5.8%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.8%±7.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Grandview Township and Riverside Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.89Highest 0.29Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Dawson (26%)Marshall (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grandview TownshipFew work in Riverside Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3 3
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 1.5Highest
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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