Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,647.
The best of Jackson Township’s subject grades is an A− for health. No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Jackson Township. Only 7 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. Strunk-Nyssen House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jackson Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,464 counted in 2010 and 1,616 in 2020; an estimated 1,647 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1856 and 4 maps from 1905 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
6 mi Theme parkValleyfair
20 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
21 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
10 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
25 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino ArenaU.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 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Jackson Township.
Jackson Township beats the Minnesota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 73% of adults had a checkup this year in Jackson Township, below both Minnesota’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (79%). 19% of adults binge drink in Jackson Township.
| Jackson Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.2% | 76.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Jackson Township for work: only 0% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Jackson Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Jackson Township has lost 20 jobs, to 162 in 2023.
| Jackson Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jackson Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 7° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Only 10 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Jackson Township. The biggest park or preserve is Jackson Park, at 77 acres.
| Jackson Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Gifford Lake Unit | 0.5 mi | 15 |
| 2. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Nyssen's Lake Unit | 0.1 mi | 472 |
| 3. Jackson Park | — | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
6 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 7 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Minnesota, United States of America
Jackson Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. Organized in 1858, Jackson Township's population was 1,616 at the 2020 census. While the origin of its name is not recorded, it is most likely named after President Andrew Jackson.
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4 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | B+ | A− |
| Shakopee | #150 | B+ | C+ | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chaska | #33 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Louisville Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Chanhassen | #72 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
Jackson Township and Louisville Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, Louisville Township and Chanhassen report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
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