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Westerheim Township vs Elk Township

62 miles apart. The biggest differences: work from home (+19.4 pts in Westerheim Township).

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Westerheim Township, MNA small town of 221Lyon County · 221 people
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Elk Township, MNA small town of 235Nobles County · 235 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.

Westerheim TownshipA small town of 221
Quiet strengthsWesterheim Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Westerheim Township →
Elk TownshipA small town of 235
Quiet strengthsElk Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Elk 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.

Work from home+19.4 pts
More people work from home in Westerheim Township
Westerheim Township 25.5%Elk Township 6.1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Westerheim Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $271K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · or rent about $725/mo · Housing →
Elk Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $291K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Elk Township and Westerheim 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
Westerheim TownshipElk Township
Snow a year45″45″
January low—5°F
July high—82°F
Growing season (days)—153d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th42nd
Outdoors & history
Westerheim TownshipElk Township
Settled—1872
Community
Westerheim TownshipElk 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

62 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Westerheim TownshipLyon CountyElk TownshipNobles County
Westerheim Township ↔ Elk Township62 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.

Westerheim TownshipElk Township
People
Population 221Lowest 235Highest
Median age 52.3±5.7Lowest 35% above MN 53.1±7.1Highest 37% above MN
Elk Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14%±6.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±3.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Elk Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.3%±7.2Lowest MN: 17.3% 28.5%±6.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Elk Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 25.1% MN: 39.4% 25.1% MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±7.4Highest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Westerheim Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,500±$30kHighest 26% above MN $112,143±$14kLowest 26% above MN
Westerheim Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,500±$51kLowest 18% below MN $291,200±$38kHighest 12% below MN
Elk Township and Westerheim Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $725±$216 43% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,875 44% below MN $1,875 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Westerheim Township and Elk Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN 1966Highest 13 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 6% above MN 24 minLowest 4% above MN
Work from home 25.5%±13.9Highest MN: 17.6% 6.1%±4Lowest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Highest 0.23Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (36%)Worthington (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Elk TownshipFew work in Westerheim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 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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