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Sobieski vs Preble Township

206 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11× in Preble Township) and street grid (5× in Sobieski).

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Sobieski, MNA small town of 192Minnesota · 192 people
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Preble Township, MNA small town of 198Fillmore County · 198 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.

SobieskiA small town of 192
Quiet strengthsSobieski doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sobieski →
Preble TownshipA small town of 198
Quiet strengthsPreble Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Preble 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.

Trails11×
Preble Township has more miles of trail
Preble Township 3.3 miSobieski 0.3 mi
Street grid5×
Sobieski has the more walkable street grid
Sobieski 3.0Preble Township 0.6
Jobs per worker2.3×
Sobieski is more of a job hub
Sobieski 0.16Preble Township 0.07
Average commute5 min
Preble Township has the shorter commute
Sobieski 41 minPreble Township 36 min
Typical home built13 yrs
Sobieski’s homes are older
Preble Township 1973Sobieski 1960
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $480 more a month in Preble 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.

Sobieski$1,120/mo
Typical home $191K (Census) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →
Preble Township$1,600/mo
Typical home $280K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $480 a month, about $5,700 a year, between Preble Township and Sobieski.

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
SobieskiPreble Township
Snow a year51″45″
January low—8°F
July high—81°F
Growing season (days)—165d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)65th80th
Outdoors & history
SobieskiPreble Township
Trails—3 mi
Conserved land—7.1%
Settled—1858
Famous people born here—1
Community
SobieskiPreble 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

206 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SobieskiMNPreble TownshipFillmore County
Sobieski ↔ Preble Township206 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.

SobieskiPreble Township
People
Population 192Lowest 198Highest
Median age 32.7±9.7Lowest 16% below MN 34±8.7Highest 12% below MN
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.6%±6.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 34.3%±5.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±6.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 21.7%±9.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±5.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 3%±5.6Highest MN: 5.8%
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $76,250±$44kLowest 14% below MN $77,500±$9kHighest 13% below MN
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $190,600±$39kLowest 42% below MN $280,000±$89kHighest 15% below MN
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$428 22% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,450Lowest 57% below MN $1,563Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Sobieski and Preble Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest MN: 9.3% 20.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 79% above MN 36 minLowest 59% above MN
Work from home 12.6%±9.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 18.8%±6.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Preble Township and Sobieski are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.16Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Little Falls (18%)Rochester (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Preble TownshipFew work in Sobieski
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 0.6Lowest
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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