Blue Hill TownshipMN
A town of 2,625, settled in 1896.
Is Blue Hill Township a good place to live?
Blue Hill Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $373K for a typical one, or 3.7 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 159th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 77% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. 63% of the land in Blue Hill Township is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). On walkability, just 29 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, at 14,299 acres with 15.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Blue Hill Township has grown 20% since 2010
2,176 counted in 2010 and 2,507 in 2020; an estimated 2,625 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Blue Hill Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Blue Hill Township is from typical.
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Moving to Blue Hill Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blue Hill 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blue Hill Township.
Blue Hill Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Minnesota and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Minnesota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Minnesota (mostly inland flooding).
Nearly a third of Blue Hill Township is conserved land
Its 14,479 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in any other Minnesota town.
16 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | 15.7 mi | 14,299 |
| 2. Kunkel Wildlife Management Area | — | 175 |
| 3. Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge Wayside | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of working residents in Blue Hill Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Blue Hill Township has 69 jobs for its 1,443 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 32.4 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota.
0.6% of working residents work locally in Blue Hill Township, against 9.9% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Blue Hill Township is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Minneapolis (6%), Princeton (6%) and Elk River (5%).
| Blue Hill Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Blue Hill Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $572 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Blue Hill Township is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 62% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 7,441 U.S. towns with household incomes like Blue Hill Township’s, it is less healthy than 58%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Blue Hill Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 21% of Blue Hill Township adults binge drink.
| Blue Hill Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Blue Hill Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.5% | 13.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.9% | 17.8% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.1% | 33.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Blue Hill Township
Blue Hill Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Blue Hill Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Blue Hill Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Blue Hill Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Blue Hill Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
16 miles of trails in Blue Hill Township
62.5% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Blue Hill Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Blue Hill Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census. Blue Hill Township was organized in 1877, and named after a feature called Blue Mound.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 981 ft
Blue Hill Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Blue Hill Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill Township | #159 | B+ | A− | — | B | B+ |
| Baldwin | — | — | — | — | B | — |
| Greenbush Township | — | — | A− | — | B | B |
| Santiago Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Orrock Township | #141 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
Greenbush Township and Santiago Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Blue Hill Township, Baldwin, Greenbush Township, Santiago Township and Orrock Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Baldwin isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blue Hill Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Blue Hill Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Hill Township, MN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Blue Hill Township grades B+ overall, better than 71% of U.S. towns and #159 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Blue Hill Township, MN expensive?
Not for the area. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 A−.