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Sumner Township vs Richland Township

46 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (51 yrs in Richland Township) and trails (2.6× in Richland Township).

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Sumner Township, MNA small town of 501Fillmore County · 501 people
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Richland Township, MNA small town of 480Rice County · 480 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 →
Richland TownshipA small town of 480
Quiet strengthsRichland Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Richland 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.

Typical home built51 yrs
Richland Township’s homes are older
Sumner Township 1992Richland Township 1941
Trails2.6×
Richland Township has more miles of trail
Richland Township 1.3 miSumner Township 0.5 mi
Kids under 18+10.5 pts
Sumner Township has more kids
Sumner Township 22.8%Richland Township 12.3%
Average commute8 min
Richland Township has the shorter commute
Sumner Township 31 minRichland Township 23 min
Property tax bill+19%
Tax bills are bigger in Sumner Township
Sumner Township $2,745Richland Township $2,303
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $450 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 →
Richland Township$1,990/mo
Typical home $343K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $2,188/mo · Housing →

The difference: $450 a month, about $5,400 a year, between Sumner Township and Richland 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 TownshipRichland Township
Snow a year53″44″
January low7°F5°F
July high80°F82°F
Growing season (days)159d154d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th71st
Outdoors & history
Sumner TownshipRichland Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.6%0%
National Register places1—
Community
Sumner TownshipRichland 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

46 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sumner TownshipFillmore CountyRichland TownshipRice County
Sumner Township ↔ Richland Township46 miles apart
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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 TownshipRichland Township
People
Population 501Highest 480Lowest
Median age 42.8±12.2Highest 10% above MN 41.3±6.4Lowest 6% above MN
Sumner Township and Richland 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% 12.3%±3.2Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 19.4%±4.2Highest MN: 17.3% 17.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Sumner Township and Richland 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 25.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.5%±2.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Richland 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 $95,625±$36kHighest 7% above MN
Richland 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 $343,100±$34kLowest 4% above MN
Sumner Township and Richland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,375±$212Lowest 7% above MN $2,188±$1kHighest 71% above MN
Richland Township and Sumner Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,745Highest 18% below MN $2,303Lowest 31% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 75%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 88.9%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Richland Township and Sumner 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% 9.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.8%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 13 yrs newer than MN 1941Lowest 38 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 36% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 16.6%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6% 9.5%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Sumner Township and Richland 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 16.3 miHighest 14.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.12Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (41%)Faribault (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Richland TownshipFew work in Sumner Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.0Lowest
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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