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Minnesota›Olmsted County

Haverhill TownshipMN

A town of 1,473, settled in 1866.

Is Haverhill Township a good place to live?

The best of Haverhill Township’s subject grades are an A for incomes and health; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Haverhill Township’s median household income is $161,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 36 of Minnesota’s 573 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Silver Creek Reservoir Park, at 225 acres. Haverhill Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

Small town

1,473 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
RochesterFarmington TownshipCascade TownshipViola TownshipMarion TownshipRochesterFarmington TownshipCascade TownshipViola TownshipMarion TownshipHaverhill Township

How Haverhill Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Haverhill Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Haverhill Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Haverhill Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerPeople's Cooperative Services17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRochester water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offHazardous Waste Collection, 3 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsRochester Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereOlmsted County ElectionsOlmsted County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes55906, 55904, 5593455906 93% · 55904 4% · 55934 3%Census 2020

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 Haverhill Township.

HealthA

On CDC estimates, Haverhill Township is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns

Haverhill Township beats the Minnesota average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of Haverhill Township adults feel lonely, below both Minnesota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (33%). 13% of Haverhill Township adults report frequent mental distress.

86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
Haverhill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%16%17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)10%12%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
12 better20 too close to call0 worse
What stands outHaverhill TownshipMN
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.9%8.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.5%9.3%
Olmsted Medical Center
4.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

A smaller share of working residents in Haverhill Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town

Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Haverhill Township. Jobs based in Haverhill Township grew to 342 in 2023, 108 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Haverhill Township is 18 minutes.

0%work in town
Haverhill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town0.4%9.8%8%
Below the poverty line6.4%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Haverhill Township0%
Rochester80%
Minneapolis2%
St. Paul1%
Austin1%
5 mi
median commute distance
342
jobs based in Haverhill Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Haverhill Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Haverhill Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Haverhill Township’s July high is 81°F.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring34–54°
Summer58–79°
Fall37–57°
Oct 6
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Haverhill Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 25 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Haverhill Township.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
25
paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsC+

Conserved land covers 2.4% of Haverhill Township

2.3 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.

2.4%conserved
Haverhill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land2.4%4.7%4.3%
2.4%
conserved · 486 of 20,241 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Quarry Hill Park1.5 mi39
2. Silver Creek Reservoir Park0.4 mi225
3. Haverhill Wildlife Management Area—189

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Haverhill Township

18pages on Haverhill Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Haverhill Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Haverhill Township for work

Where Haverhill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

80% → Rochester Rochester 80% 2% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 2% 1% → St. Paul St. Paul 1% 1% → Austin Austin 1% 1% → Eden Prairie Eden Prairie 1% 1% → Bloomington Bloomington 1% Haverhill Township · 0% stay
342jobs based in Haverhill Township
0%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Haverhill Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Haverhill Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,601 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
33 sq mi
Elevation
1,257 ft

Questions about Haverhill Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Haverhill Township, MN expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.