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Avon Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes and health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Avon Township’s January low is 3°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Church of the Immaculate Conception-Catholic is on the National Register of Historic Places. Avon Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Avon Township beats most towns.
Where Avon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Avon Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2005.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Avon Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Avon Township.
Avon Township beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Avon Township adults feel lonely, below both Minnesota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (33%). 19% of adults binge drink in Avon Township.
| Avon Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Avon Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.1% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Avon Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Avon Township has added 65 jobs, to 149 in 2023. Avon Township’s median household income is $108,000.
| Avon Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.2% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Avon Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Avon Township is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Avon Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Spunk Lake County Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Avon Township
About 7 of every 100 Avon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Avon ( AY-von) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,618 at the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Avon Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| Holding Township | — | — | B | — | A | A− |
| Collegeville Township | #257 | C | D | — | C | B+ |
| St. Wendel Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Albany Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
Avon Township, Holding Township, St. Wendel Township and Albany Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Avon Township, Holding Township, Collegeville Township, St. Wendel Township and Albany Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Avon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cloud, MN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.