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Stanley Township vs Vail Township

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+8.9 pts in Vail Township) and jobs per worker (+83% in Stanley Township).

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Stanley Township, MNA small town of 166Lyon County · 166 people
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Vail Township, MNA small town of 177Redwood County · 177 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.

Stanley TownshipA small town of 166
Quiet strengthsStanley Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Stanley Township →
Vail TownshipA small town of 177
Quiet strengthsVail Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vail 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.

Kids under 18+8.9 pts
Vail Township has more kids
Vail Township 28.2%Stanley Township 19.3%
Jobs per worker+83%
Stanley Township is more of a job hub
Stanley Township 0.11Vail Township 0.06
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Stanley Township
Stanley Township $2,042Vail Township $1,688
Bachelor’s degree++10.9 pts
More adults in Stanley Township have a degree
Stanley Township 32.3%Vail Township 21.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Stanley 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.

Stanley Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $341K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $682/mo · Housing →
Vail Township$1,620/mo
Typical home $281K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $850/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Stanley Township and Vail 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
Stanley TownshipVail Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low4°F—
July high85°F—
Growing season (days)150d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)83rd40th
Outdoors & history
Stanley TownshipVail Township
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land9.2%2.1%
Settled18771879
Community
Stanley TownshipVail 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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Stanley TownshipVail TownshipStanley TownshipVail Township
Stanley Township ↔ Vail Township18 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.

Stanley TownshipVail Township
People
Population 166Lowest 177Highest
Median age 49±6Highest 26% above MN 47.6±10Lowest 23% above MN
Stanley Township and Vail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.3%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 28.2%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 27.1%±14Highest MN: 17.3% 26%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Stanley Township and Vail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 21.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±6.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.4%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Vail Township and Stanley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,250±$21kHighest 19% above MN $86,250±$19kLowest 3% below MN
Stanley Township and Vail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $341,200±$50kHighest 4% above MN $281,300±$39kLowest 15% below MN
Stanley Township and Vail Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $682±$42Lowest 47% below MN $850±$635Highest 34% below MN
Vail Township and Stanley Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,042Highest 39% below MN $1,688Lowest 50% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±86.6Highest MN: 48.1% 42.9%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Stanley Township and Vail 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% 15.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 76.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1952Lowest 27 yrs older than MN 1962Highest 17 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below MN 17 minHighest 24% below MN
Work from home 26%±10.1Highest MN: 17.6% 10.7%±6.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Stanley Township and Vail Township 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 8.3 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (65%)Redwood Falls (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Vail TownshipFew work in Stanley Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.2%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 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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