Is Fayal Township a good place to live?
Fayal Township’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. Only 38 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. Homes are expensive, about $294K for a typical one and 4.1 times the Duluth metro’s $72K median household income. Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Fayal Township. Only 14 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Gichigami Ziibi WMA, at 158 acres. Fayal Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Fayal Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Fayal Township is from typical.
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Moving to Fayal Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fayal 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 Fayal Township.
The climate in Fayal Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Fayal Township’s midsummer high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, the median age in Fayal Township is higher
19% of Fayal Township residents are under 18, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. Fayal Township: 21% of residents are 65 or older. A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a third of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota. Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide).
| Fayal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Fayal Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Fayal Township sends most of its workers out of town
Commuting out is the norm in Fayal Township: 4% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Fayal Township grew to 687 in 2023, 518 more than in 2013. 3.7% of Fayal Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Virginia (25%), Mountain Iron (12%) and Duluth (10%).
| Fayal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fayal Township keeps 4.7% of its land conserved
Trails total 12 miles in 1 park or preserve. Fayal Township’s trail network density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Fayal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gichigami Ziibi WMA | — | 158 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Fayal Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Fayal Township, 76% had a checkup this year. Against the Minnesota average, Fayal Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. 34% of adults in Fayal Township sleep under 7 hours; 12% have diabetes.
| Fayal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fayal Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.1% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Fayal Township, mostly cold waves
63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 28%. Fayal Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 50 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Fayal Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Fayal Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fayal Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Fayal Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Fayal Township
Township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Fayal Township is an urban township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,809 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes in the township. Other routes include Bodas Road.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,368 ft
Fayal Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Fayal Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayal Township | — | — | C | — | B | B− |
| Eveleth | #242 | C+ | A | C− | B | C+ |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilbert | — | — | A+ | C | B | B− |
Fayal Township and Gilbert have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fayal Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Clinton Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fayal Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Fayal Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fayal 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.