Is Helena Township a good place to live?
Helena Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for schools, and an A− for health. Helena Township’s median household income is $156,000, above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On incomes, just 33 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do better. Only 40 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park, 267 acres with 3.2 miles of trail. Helena Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
100% of working residents leave Helena Township for work
Where Helena Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Helena Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Helena Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Helena Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Helena 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 Helena Township.
On CDC estimates, Helena Township is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns
Helena Township beats the Minnesota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Helena Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (16%). 29% of adults feel lonely in Helena Township.
| Helena Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Helena Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of residents in Helena Township live below the poverty line than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
1% of Helena Township residents live below the poverty line. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Helena Township. 21% of Helena Township workers work from home.
| Helena Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Helena Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Helena Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Minnesota overall
People 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Helena Township is 49.8 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Helena Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.8 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Helena Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.4% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 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
Helena 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
Conserved land covers 1% of Helena Township
4.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Helena Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Helena Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park | 3.2 mi | 267 |
| 2. Marsh Wildlife Management Area | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
U.S. Bank Stadium and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Helena Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
16 mi Theme parkValleyfair
31 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
32 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
35 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
25 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniversePhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Helena Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Helena Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Helena Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Helena Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Helena Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena Township | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
| New Prague | #7 | A+ | B− | A− | A | A |
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Cedar Lake Township | #115 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Belle Plaine Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Helena Township and Sand Creek Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Helena Township, Sand Creek Township and Cedar Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Belle Plaine Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Helena Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Helena Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Helena Township, MN expensive?
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 B−.