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Tyro Township vs Omro Township

Next-door neighbors in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.5× in Tyro Township) and size (2.1× in Tyro Township).

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Tyro Township, MNA small town of 115Yellow Medicine County · 115 people
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Omro Township, MNA small town of 54Yellow Medicine County · 54 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.

Tyro TownshipA small town of 115
Quiet strengthsTyro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Tyro Township →
Omro TownshipA small town of 54
Quiet strengthsOmro Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Omro 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.

Jobs per worker4.5×
Tyro Township is more of a job hub
Tyro Township 0.49Omro Township 0.11
Size2.1×
Tyro Township is the bigger place
Tyro Township 115Omro Township 54
Homeowners+8.9 pts renters
Omro Township has more renters
Tyro Township 96.4%Omro Township 87.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Tyro 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.

Tyro Township$1,370/mo
Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.75% · Housing →
Omro Township$1,120/mo
Typical home $167K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Tyro Township and Omro 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

Tyro Township and Omro Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Tyro TownshipOmro TownshipTyro TownshipOmro Township
Tyro Township ↔ Omro Township6.9 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
Tyro TownshipOmro Township
Snow a year48″51″
January low5°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)54th54th
Outdoors & history
Tyro TownshipOmro Township
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.4%10.6%
Settled—1880
Community
Tyro TownshipOmro 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.

Tyro TownshipOmro Township
People
Population 115Highest 54Lowest
Median age 54.3±6.4Lowest 40% above MN 58.3±1.5Highest 50% above MN
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.7%±18.6Highest MN: 22.9% 9.3%±49.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.9%±15.1Highest MN: 17.3% 13%±53.2Lowest MN: 17.3%
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±8.9Lowest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±18.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $77,143±$30kLowest 13% below MN $91,667±$37kHighest about the MN average
Omro Township and Tyro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $233,300±$74kHighest 29% below MN $166,700±$154kLowest 49% below MN
Tyro Township and Omro Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,750 48% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 6.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938 41 yrs older than MN 1938 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 5% above MN 25 minHighest 9% above MN
Work from home 3.3%±6.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 11.8%±11Highest MN: 17.6%
Omro Township and Tyro 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 19.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Canby (15%)Marshall (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Omro TownshipFew work in Tyro Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0 1.0
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Tyro Township

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Towns like Tyro Township

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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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