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Westerheim Township vs Grandview Township

Next-door neighbors in Lyon County. The biggest differences: trails (2.6× in Grandview Township) and average commute (10 min in Grandview Township).

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Westerheim Township, MNA small town of 221Lyon County · 221 people
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Grandview Township, MNA small town of 199Lyon County · 199 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 →
Grandview TownshipA small town of 199
Quiet strengthsGrandview Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Grandview 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.

Trails2.6×
Grandview Township has more miles of trail
Grandview Township 1.3 miWesterheim Township 0.5 mi
Average commute10 min
Grandview Township has the shorter commute
Westerheim Township 24 minGrandview Township 15 min
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Grandview Township
Grandview Township $2,391Westerheim Township $1,875
Bachelor’s degree++13.3 pts
More adults in Grandview Township have a degree
Grandview Township 38.4%Westerheim Township 25.1%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Westerheim Township and Grandview Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Westerheim TownshipGrandview TownshipWesterheim TownshipGrandview Township
Westerheim Township ↔ Grandview Township6.6 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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 →
Grandview Township$1,680/mo
Typical home $283K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $110 a month, about $1,300 a year, between Grandview 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 TownshipGrandview Township
Snow a year45″45″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)57th83rd
Outdoors & history
Westerheim TownshipGrandview Township
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—2.7%
Community
Westerheim TownshipGrandview 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.

Westerheim TownshipGrandview Township
People
Population 221Highest 199Lowest
Median age 52.3±5.7Highest 35% above MN 43.1±8.6Lowest 11% above MN
Westerheim Township and Grandview 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% 15.6%±7.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Grandview 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%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3% 21.1%±10.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Westerheim Township and Grandview 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 38.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9%±7.4Highest MN: 5.8% 3.5%±6.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Westerheim Township and Grandview 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±$30kLowest 26% above MN $113,750±$24kHighest 28% above MN
Grandview Township and Westerheim 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 $282,800±$20kHighest 14% below MN
Grandview 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 $1,875Lowest 44% below MN $2,391Highest 29% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 40%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 0.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN 1961Highest 18 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 6% above MN 15 minLowest 36% below MN
Work from home 25.5%±13.9Highest MN: 17.6% 9.8%±7.9Lowest MN: 17.6%
Westerheim Township and Grandview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.27Lowest 0.29Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (36%)Marshall (48%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Grandview TownshipFew work in Westerheim Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.8%Lowest 2.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.5Highest
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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