Erie TownshipMN
A town of 1,737, settled in 1884.
Is Erie Township a good place to live?
The best of Erie Township’s subject grades is a B for the outdoors; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 46 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. Erie Township’s January low is -1°F, below both Minnesota’s towns (6°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is Hubbel Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 581 acres. Erie Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Erie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Erie Township stand out
Where Erie Township beats most towns.
97% of working residents leave Erie Township for work
Where Erie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Erie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Erie Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Erie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Erie 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 Erie Township.
Low risk in Erie Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Erie Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Erie Township’s working residents commute to Detroit Lakes
Most working residents leave Erie Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Erie Township has added 241 jobs, to 382 in 2023. At 20 minutes, Erie Township’s average trip to work is where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Erie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Erie Township
Erie Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Erie Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Detroit Mountain Recreation Area | 5.8 mi | 335 |
| 2. Hubbel Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 581 |
| 3. Pickerel Wildlife Management Area | — | 320 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Erie Township are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Erie Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 27% of Erie Township adults feel lonely. Only 5 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Erie Township.
| Erie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Erie Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer lonely adults | 26.9% | 31.2% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.2% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Erie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Erie Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Erie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Erie Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Erie Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,642 as of the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,496 ft
Erie Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Erie Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
| Detroit Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Height of Land Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holmesville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
Erie Township, Detroit Township and Burlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Erie Township, Detroit Township and Burlington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Height of Land Township and Holmesville Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Erie Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Erie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Erie 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 B.