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Transit Township vs Gray Township

105 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+68% in Transit Township) and average commute (13 min in Gray Township).

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Transit Township, MNA small town of 231Sibley County · 231 people
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Gray Township, MNA small town of 208Pipestone County · 208 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.

Transit TownshipA small town of 231
Quiet strengthsTransit Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Transit Township →
Gray TownshipA small town of 208
Quiet strengthsGray Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Gray 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.

Property tax bill+68%
Tax bills are bigger in Transit Township
Transit Township $2,770Gray Township $1,653
Average commute13 min
Gray Township has the shorter commute
Transit Township 29 minGray Township 16 min
Trails2.3×
Transit Township has more miles of trail
Transit Township 0.7 miGray Township 0.3 mi
Typical home built20 yrs
Transit Township’s homes are older
Gray Township 1965Transit Township 1945
Street grid+45%
Transit Township has the more walkable street grid
Transit Township 1.6Gray Township 1.1
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Gray 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.

Transit Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $273K (Census) · tax rate 1.01% · Housing →
Gray Township$1,900/mo
Typical home $336K (Census) · tax rate 0.49% · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between Gray Township and Transit 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
Transit TownshipGray Township
Snow a year50″40″
January low3°F5°F
July high81°F82°F
Growing season (days)156d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)30th52nd
Outdoors & history
Transit TownshipGray Township
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land0.7%0%
Settled—1879
Community
Transit TownshipGray 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

105 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Transit TownshipSibley CountyGray TownshipPipestone County
Transit Township ↔ Gray Township105 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.

Transit TownshipGray Township
People
Population 231Highest 208Lowest
Median age 54.2±5.7Highest 40% above MN 53.2±17Lowest 37% above MN
Transit Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.6%±3.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.4%±8.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Gray Township and Transit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.9%±10.8Highest MN: 17.3% 19.7%±7.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Transit Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 26.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±4.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Gray Township and Transit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,917±$22kLowest 27% above MN $133,250±$33kHighest 50% above MN
Gray Township and Transit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $273,400±$49kLowest 17% below MN $335,700±$29kHighest about the MN average
Gray Township and Transit Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,770Highest 17% below MN $1,653Lowest 51% below MN
Below poverty line 7.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN 1965Highest 14 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 27% above MN 16 minLowest 28% below MN
Work from home 3.8%±3.5Highest MN: 17.6% 2.4%±3.1Lowest MN: 17.6%
Transit Township and Gray Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.68Highest 0.63Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gaylord (22%)Pipestone (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Gray TownshipFew work in Transit Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.6Highest 1.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Bordering Transit Township

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Dryden Township198 people · $421K homes
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Penn Township309 people · $296K homes
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Bismarck Township334 people · $266K homes

Towns like Transit Township

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Elk Township235 people · $291K homes
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Butternut Valley Township272 people · $294K homes

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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