Farming TownshipMN
A town of 1,018, settled in 1883.
Is Farming Township a good place to live?
Farming Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools; its weakest is a C for cost of living. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Farming Township. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Farming Township. On the outdoors, just 33 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area, at 45 acres. Farming Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,018 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Farming Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Farming Township is from typical.
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Moving to Farming Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farming 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 Farming Township.
Most of Farming Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Farming Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Farming Township fell to 99 in 2023, 22 fewer than in 2013. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Farming Township, above Minnesota’s towns (7%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Farming Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Farming Township ranks healthier than 73% of the country’s towns
Farming Township tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 19% of adults binge drink in Farming Township, above both the Minnesota town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 30% of Farming Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Farming Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Farming Township
Farming Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Farming Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Farming Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farming Township has set aside 1.6% of its land for conservation
1.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legacy Marsh Wildlife Management Area | — | 45 |
| 2. Daniel Shay Wildlife Management Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Farming Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Farming Township
About 5 of every 100 Farming Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Farming Township for work
Where Farming Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Farming Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Farming is an unincorporated community in Farming Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located near the junction of Stearns County Roads 23, 41, and 42. Nearby places include Albany, Richmond, and St. Martin.
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- Elevation
- 1,184 ft
Questions about Farming Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Farming 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.