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Sumner Township vs Agram Township

172 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10× in Agram Township) and seasonal homes (+18.6 pts in Agram Township).

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Sumner Township, MNA small town of 501Fillmore County · 501 people
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Agram Township, MNA small town of 510Morrison County · 510 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.

Sumner TownshipA small town of 501
Quiet strengthsSumner Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sumner Township →
Agram TownshipA small town of 510
Quiet strengthsAgram Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Agram 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.

Trails10×
Agram Township has more miles of trail
Agram Township 5.0 miSumner Township 0.5 mi
Seasonal homes+18.6 pts
Agram Township has more second homes
Agram Township 19.1%Sumner Township 0.5%
Conserved land+8.2 pts
Agram Township has more conserved land
Agram Township 8.8%Sumner Township 0.6%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $460 more a month in Sumner 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.

Sumner Township$2,440/mo
Typical home $421K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,375/mo · Housing →
Agram Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $339K (Census) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →

The difference: $460 a month, about $5,500 a year, between Sumner Township and Agram 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
Sumner TownshipAgram Township
Snow a year53″53″
January low7°F4°F
July high80°F85°F
Growing season (days)159d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th63rd
Outdoors & history
Sumner TownshipAgram Township
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land0.6%8.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Sumner TownshipAgram 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

172 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipFillmore CountyAgram TownshipMorrison County
Sumner Township ↔ Agram Township172 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.

Sumner TownshipAgram Township
People
Population 501Lowest 510Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -1.9% MN: +7.6%
Median age 42.8±12.2Lowest 10% above MN 44±4.8Highest 13% above MN
Agram Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 22.8%±3.1Highest MN: 22.9% 21.4%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Sumner Township and Agram Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.4%±4.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.2%±4.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Agram Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 18.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.9%±3.3Highest MN: 5.8%
Agram Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,667±$39kLowest about the MN average $87,500±$22kHighest about the MN average
Agram Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $421,400±$69kHighest 28% above MN $338,700±$36kLowest about the MN average
Sumner Township and Agram Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$212 7% above MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,745Highest 18% below MN $2,440Lowest 27% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 44.4%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Sumner Township and Agram Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 2.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.1%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1985Lowest 6 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 30 minLowest 31% above MN
Work from home 16.6%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±8.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sumner Township and Agram Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.22Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (41%)Little Falls (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Agram TownshipFew work in Sumner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 5.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Lowest 1.6Highest
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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