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Rost Township vs Hunter Township

Next-door neighbors in Jackson County. The biggest differences: average commute (11 min in Hunter Township) and property tax bill (+17% in Hunter Township).

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Rost Township, MNA small town of 205Jackson County · 205 people
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Hunter Township, MNA small town of 220Jackson County · 220 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.

Rost TownshipA small town of 205
Quiet strengthsRost Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Rost Township →
Hunter TownshipA small town of 220
Quiet strengthsHunter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hunter 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.

Average commute11 min
Hunter Township has the shorter commute
Rost Township 28 minHunter Township 17 min
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Hunter Township
Hunter Township $1,731Rost Township $1,475
★ What stands out · Where they are

Rost Township and Hunter Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rost TownshipHunter TownshipRost TownshipHunter Township
Rost Township ↔ Hunter Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Rost Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $238K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Hunter Township$1,390/mo
Typical home $237K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
Rost TownshipHunter Township
Snow a year49″49″
January low5°F5°F
July high81°F81°F
Growing season (days)153d153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th60th
Outdoors & history
Rost TownshipHunter Township
Trails—0 mi
Conserved land—4.7%
Settled—1872
Community
Rost TownshipHunter 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.

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.

Rost TownshipHunter Township
People
Population 205Lowest 220Highest
Median age 35.4±13Lowest 9% below MN 55.2±19.9Highest 42% above MN
Hunter Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.8%±6.1Highest MN: 22.9% 18.6%±7.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Rost Township and Hunter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.5%±10.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.5%±6.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Hunter Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.4%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±5.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Hunter Township and Rost Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $85,938±$41kHighest 4% below MN $79,375±$36kLowest 11% below MN
Rost Township and Hunter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $237,500±$41kHighest 28% below MN $236,900±$27kLowest 28% below MN
Rost Township and Hunter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$525 47% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,475Lowest 56% below MN $1,731Highest 48% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Rost Township and Hunter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.7%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 22% above MN 17 minLowest 25% below MN
Work from home 17.8%±9.3Highest MN: 17.6% 7.1%±3.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Rost Township and Hunter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.38Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (24%)Lakefield (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hunter TownshipFew work in Rost Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.8%Lowest 4.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Rost Township

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West Heron Lake Township184 people · $121K homes
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Ewington Township171 people · $215K homes
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Sioux Valley Township201 people · $159K homes

Towns like Rost Township

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Arrowhead Township211 people · $210K homes
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Gilman233 people · $234K homes
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Bear Park Township190 people · $215K homes
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Fieldon Township207 people · $267K homes

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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