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Rosemount vs Nininger Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (30.4× in Rosemount) and street grid (9.6× in Rosemount).

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Rosemount, MNHomes around $431KMinnesota · 27,562 people
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Nininger Township, MNA small town of 908Dakota County · 908 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.

RosemountHomes around $431K
Housing$431K typical home23% above the MN typical home HealthHealthier than 91%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#66 for schools in MNof 230 towns All about Rosemount →
Nininger TownshipA small town of 908
Quiet strengthsNininger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nininger 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.

Size30.4×
Rosemount is the bigger place
Rosemount 27,562Nininger Township 908
Street grid9.6×
Rosemount has the more walkable street grid
Rosemount 26.8Nininger Township 2.8
Rent+91%
Rent runs higher in Rosemount
Rosemount $1,640Nininger Township $857
Growth since 2010+26.2 pts
Rosemount has grown faster since 2010
Rosemount +17.3%Nininger Township -8.9%
Trails3.6×
Rosemount has more miles of trail
Rosemount 17.4 miNininger Township 4.8 mi
Work from home+15.1 pts
More people work from home in Rosemount
Rosemount 25.1%Nininger Township 10%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rosemount and Nininger Township share a border

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

RosemountNininger TownshipRosemountNininger Township
Rosemount ↔ Nininger Township7.2 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
15 Nininger Township residents work in Rosemount (3.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Nininger Township →
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.

Rosemount$2,590/mo
Typical home $431K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,640/mo · Housing →
Nininger Township$2,540/mo
Typical home $436K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $857/mo · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $700 a year, between Rosemount and Nininger 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.

Safety
ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns –Nininger TownshipNot graded
Schools
A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state –Nininger TownshipNot graded
Health
ARosemountHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns –Nininger TownshipNot graded
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
RosemountNininger Township
Snow a year41″41″
January low8°F8°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)166d166d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th40th
Outdoors & history
RosemountNininger Township
Trails17 mi5 mi
Conserved land3.5%0.1%
Settled18561857
Community
RosemountNininger Township
Colleges in town1—
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.

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.

RosemountNininger Township
People
Population 27,562Highest 908Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.3%Highest MN: +7.6% -8.9%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 38.9±1.7Lowest about the MN average 44.7±5.9Highest 15% above MN
Nininger Township and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.5%±2.2Highest MN: 22.9% 21.3%±1.9Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 13.8%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 20.4%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Nininger Township and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 29.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8% 2.8%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Rosemount and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $129,625±$10kHighest 46% above MN $112,206±$19kLowest 26% above MN
Rosemount and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $424,100±$10kLowest 29% above MN $436,400±$45kHighest 33% above MN
Nininger Township and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,640±$113Highest 28% above MN $857±$19Lowest 33% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,932Highest 17% above MN $2,966Lowest 12% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.1%±11.5Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Rosemount and Nininger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 94.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 21 yrs newer than MN 1976Lowest 3 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 24% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6% 10%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 6.6%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 18.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (12%)Minneapolis (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Nininger Township3% work in Rosemount
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 17.4 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 32Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.8Highest 2.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #66 of 230 in MN—
School district INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN—
High school in town Rosemount Senior High—
Students per teacherat that high school 19.1 —
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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