Cannon City TownshipMN
A town of 1,273, settled in 1855.
Is Cannon City Township a good place to live?
The best of Cannon City Township’s subject grades is an A− for incomes; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 30 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on health. Cannon City Township's schools rank behind 77% of the state's. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 1 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cannon City Township. Only 11 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Cannon River Wilderness Park, 176 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Cannon City Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,273 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Cannon City Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Cannon City Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cannon City Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cannon City 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 Cannon City Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Cannon City Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Cannon City Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3.4% of Cannon City Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Cannon City Township has added 65 jobs, to 142 in 2023.
| Cannon City Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Cannon City Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Cannon City Township
Cannon City Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 82°F, Cannon City Township’s July high is against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Cannon City Township’s adults have obesity
41% of adults have obesity in Cannon City Township. Cannon City Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 36% of adults have high blood pressure in Cannon City Township.
| Cannon City Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cannon City Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.4% | 11.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.1% of Cannon City Township
2.7 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in Cannon City Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Cannon City Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cannon River Wilderness Park | 1.2 mi | 176 |
| 2. Caron Park | 0.6 mi | 60 |
| 3. Falls Creek County Park | 0.5 mi | 61 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cannon City Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cannon City Township
About 5 of every 100 Cannon City Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Cannon City Township for work
Where Cannon City Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cannon City Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Cannon City is an unincorporated community in Cannon City Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States, five miles northeast of Faribault. The community is located at the junction of Rice County Road 20 (Cannon City Boulevard) and Crystal Lake Trail. Cannon City was platted in 1855, and named after the nearby Cannon River. The community of Cannon City was the model for Metropolisville in the novel The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston.
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- Elevation
- 1,204 ft
Questions about Cannon City Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cannon City Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.