Brockway TownshipMN
A town of 3,016.
Is Brockway Township a good place to live?
Brockway Township grades A− overall, 123rd among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 93% of the state's and the median household earns $116K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 74% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $363K, 4.7 years of the St. Cloud metro’s $76K median household income. Only 38 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. Brockway Township’s January low is 3°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Mississippi River County Park, at 208 acres with 5.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
98% of working residents leave Brockway Township for work
Where Brockway Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Brockway Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Brockway Township is from typical.
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Moving to Brockway Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brockway 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 Brockway Township.
Brockway Township is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Minnesota; it also has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Brockway Township’s workers commute out
Jobs based here fell from 893 in 2013 to 542.
Most working residents leave Brockway Township for work: only 2% work in town. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Brockway Township. Jobs based in Brockway Township fell to 542 in 2023, 351 fewer than in 2013.
| Brockway Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Brockway Township earns a B+
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 53% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 6,263 U.S. towns with household incomes like Brockway Township’s, it is less healthy than 55%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of Brockway Township adults binge drink. Brockway Township tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of Brockway Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Brockway Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Brockway Township
Brockway Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Brockway Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Brockway Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Brockway Township since 1997.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Brockway Township is conserved land
7.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Brockway Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Brockway Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mississippi River County Park | 5.6 mi | 208 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Brockway Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Brockway Township
About 2 of every 100 Brockway Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Brockway Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Brockway Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,701 at the 2010 census. The township includes the City of St. Stephen.
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- Area
- 49 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
Brockway Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Brockway Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockway Township | #123 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
| Watab Township | #172 | B+ | B | — | B | B+ |
| Langola Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Holding Township | — | — | B | — | A | A− |
| Rice | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
| St. Wendel Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Le Sauk Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Two Rivers Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Langola Township, Holding Township, Rice, St. Wendel Township and Le Sauk Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Brockway Township, Watab Township, Langola Township, Holding Township, Rice, St. Wendel Township and Le Sauk Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Two Rivers Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Brockway Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Brockway Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brockway Township, MN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Brockway Township grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #123 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Brockway Township, MN expensive?
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.