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Sandnes Township vs Lucas Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (30.3× in Sandnes Township) and jobs per worker (3.6× in Sandnes Township).

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Sandnes Township, MNA small town of 229Yellow Medicine County · 229 people
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Lucas Township, MNA small town of 162Lyon County · 162 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.

Sandnes TownshipA small town of 229
Quiet strengthsSandnes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandnes Township →
Lucas TownshipA small town of 162
Quiet strengthsLucas Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lucas 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.

Trails30.3×
Sandnes Township has more miles of trail
Sandnes Township 21.2 miLucas Township 0.7 mi
Jobs per worker3.6×
Sandnes Township is more of a job hub
Sandnes Township 0.79Lucas Township 0.22
Typical home built40 yrs
Lucas Township’s homes are older
Sandnes Township 1978Lucas Township 1938
Property tax bill+40%
Tax bills are bigger in Lucas Township
Lucas Township $2,448Sandnes Township $1,750
Average commute10 min
Lucas Township has the shorter commute
Sandnes Township 25 minLucas Township 15 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $500 more a month in Lucas 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.

Sandnes Township$1,440/mo
Typical home $247K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Lucas Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $331K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $500 a month, about $6,000 a year, between Lucas Township and Sandnes 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.

Where they are

Sandnes Township and Lucas Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sandnes TownshipLucas TownshipSandnes TownshipLucas Township
Sandnes Township ↔ Lucas Township6.2 miles apart · They share a border
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
Sandnes TownshipLucas Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)150d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th57th
Outdoors & history
Sandnes TownshipLucas Township
Trails21 mi1 mi
Conserved land2.6%2.5%
Settled18721873
Community
Sandnes TownshipLucas 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.

Sandnes TownshipLucas Township
People
Population 229Highest 162Lowest
Median age 52.3±27Highest 35% above MN 45.3±10Lowest 17% above MN
Sandnes Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 30.2%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17%±11.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 24.1%±11.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.5%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.2Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $107,708±$7kHighest 21% above MN $91,250±$23kLowest about the MN average
Sandnes Township and Lucas Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $247,000±$25kLowest 25% below MN $330,800±$78kHighest about the MN average
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750Lowest 48% below MN $2,448Highest 27% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.9%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 93.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Highest 1 yr older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 11% above MN 15 minLowest 34% below MN
Work from home 3.1%±3Lowest MN: 17.6% 8.6%±8.2Highest MN: 17.6%
Lucas Township and Sandnes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.79Highest 0.22Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (19%)Marshall (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Lucas TownshipFew work in Sandnes Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.6%Highest 2.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 21.2 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.1Highest
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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