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Sheldon Township vs Mount Vernon Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: age 65+ (+13.1 pts in Mount Vernon Township) and typical home built (18 yrs in Mount Vernon Township).

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Sheldon Township, MNA small town of 280Houston County · 280 people

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Mount Vernon Township, MNAn outdoors townWinona County · 266 people

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.

Sheldon TownshipA small town of 280

Quiet strengthsSheldon Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Sheldon Township →

Mount Vernon TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors14.4% conserved land6.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Mount Vernon 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.

Age 65++13.1 pts

Mount Vernon Township has more people 65 and up

Mount Vernon Township 25.2%Sheldon Township 12.1%

Typical home built18 yrs

Mount Vernon Township’s homes are older

Sheldon Township 1993Mount Vernon Township 1975

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Sheldon Township$2,490/mo

Typical home $428K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $1,125/mo · Housing →

Mount Vernon Township$2,400/mo

Typical home $416K (Census) · tax rate 0.62% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon 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

Sheldon TownshipMount Vernon Township

Snow a year45″36″

January low8°F 8°F

July high81°F 83°F

Growing season (days)165d 175d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)80th 65th

Outdoors & history

Sheldon TownshipMount Vernon Township

Trails0 mi 6 mi

Conserved land6.8%14.4%

National Register places1 —

Community

Sheldon TownshipMount Vernon Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sheldon TownshipHouston County Mount Vernon TownshipWinona County

Sheldon Township ↔ Mount Vernon Township36 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Sheldon TownshipMount Vernon Township

People

Population 280Highest 266Lowest

Median age 38±10.3Lowest about the MN average 38.3±18.3Highest about the MN average

Mount Vernon Township and Sheldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 31.8%±4.9Highest MN: 22.9% 30.1%±17.3Lowest MN: 22.9%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.1%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 25.2%±6.1Highest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 20.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±3.1Highest MN: 5.8% 4.1%±4.3Lowest MN: 5.8%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $109,531±$32kHighest 23% above MN $82,750±$17kLowest 7% below MN

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $427,800±$66kHighest 30% above MN $415,900±$74kLowest 26% above MN

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,125±$404 12% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,944Highest 12% below MN $2,597Lowest 23% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.1%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Sheldon Township and Mount Vernon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 6.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN 1975Lowest 4 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 28 minHighest 25% above MN

Work from home 9.6%±5.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 10.2%±6Highest MN: 17.6%

Mount Vernon Township and Sheldon Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 16.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.34Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (22%)Winona (35%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mount Vernon TownshipFew work in Sheldon Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.8%Lowest 14.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 6.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.7Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Sheldon Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Sheldon Township

Caledonia Township596 people · $296K homes

Houston Township411 people · $363K homes

Yucatan Township293 people · $356K homes

Union Township263 people · $393K homes

Towns like Sheldon Township

Camp Release Township243 people · $319K homes

Madelia Township334 people · $307K homes

Land Township210 people · $340K homes

Lac qui Parle Township198 people · $308K 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.