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Sundown Township vs Three Lakes Township

Next-door neighbors in Redwood County. The biggest differences: trails (4.6× in Sundown Township) and property tax bill (+72% in Three Lakes Township).

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Sundown Township, MNA small town of 187Redwood County · 187 people
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Three Lakes Township, MNA small town of 138Redwood County · 138 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.

Sundown TownshipA small town of 187
Quiet strengthsSundown Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sundown Township →
Three Lakes TownshipA small town of 138
Quiet strengthsThree Lakes Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Three Lakes 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.

Trails4.6×
Sundown Township has more miles of trail
Sundown Township 2.3 miThree Lakes Township 0.5 mi
Property tax bill+72%
Tax bills are bigger in Three Lakes Township
Three Lakes Township $1,778Sundown Township $1,031
Jobs per worker2.5×
Three Lakes Township is more of a job hub
Three Lakes Township 0.28Sundown Township 0.11
Bachelor’s degree++9 pts
More adults in Three Lakes Township have a degree
Three Lakes Township 22.2%Sundown Township 13.2%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $250 more a month in Three Lakes 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.

Sundown Township$1,160/mo
Typical home $205K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →
Three Lakes Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $242K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $250 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Three Lakes Township and Sundown 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.

Where they are

Sundown Township and Three Lakes Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sundown TownshipThree Lakes TownshipSundown TownshipThree Lakes Township
Sundown Township ↔ Three Lakes Township7.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Sundown TownshipThree Lakes Township
Snow a year42″44″
January low4°F4°F
July high82°F83°F
Growing season (days)150d162d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)28th28th
Outdoors & history
Sundown TownshipThree Lakes Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.3%0.3%
Settled18731876
Community
Sundown TownshipThree Lakes 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.

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.

Sundown TownshipThree Lakes Township
People
Population 187Highest 138Lowest
Median age 39.3±5Lowest about the MN average 45.5±14Highest 17% above MN
Three Lakes Township and Sundown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 34.2%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9% 29%±8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Sundown Township and Three Lakes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±10Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.5%±11.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Three Lakes Township and Sundown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 22.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±9.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Three Lakes Township and Sundown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $106,042±$6kHighest 19% above MN $102,500±$37kLowest 15% above MN
Sundown Township and Three Lakes Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $205,000±$57kLowest 38% below MN $241,700±$36kHighest 27% below MN
Three Lakes Township and Sundown Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,031Lowest 69% below MN $1,778Highest 47% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 3.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Highest 21 yrs older than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 20% below MN 16 minLowest 32% below MN
Work from home 13.8%±11.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.7%±7.8Highest MN: 17.6%
Three Lakes Township and Sundown 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 14.3 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.11Lowest 0.28Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Morgan (18%)Redwood Falls (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Three Lakes TownshipFew work in Sundown Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3% 0.3%
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
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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