Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,568.
The best of Kathio Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors and civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Kathio Township, above both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). On health, just 4 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. Kathio Township's schools rank behind 86% of the state's. 28% of the land in Kathio Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, 11,386 acres with 31.7 miles of trail. Kathio Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Kathio Township beats most towns.
Where Kathio Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Kathio Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1939.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Kathio 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 Kathio Township.
42% of Kathio Township’s working residents work right in town. The average trip to work in Kathio Township is 19 minutes. Since 2013, Kathio Township has added 549 jobs, to 1,687 in 2023.
| Kathio Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 42% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.7% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Nay-Ah-Shing School. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nay-Ah-Shing SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 125 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
21% of Kathio Township adults smoke cigarettes. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Kathio Township. 16% of Kathio Township adults binge drink.
| Kathio Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kathio Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
33 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | 31.7 mi | 11,386 |
| 2. Rum River State Forest | 0.2 mi | 3,211 |
| 3. White Fish Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Kathio Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Kathio Township’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kathio Township. Close and well known come first.
6 mi LakeMille Lacs Lake19 mi Theme parkPaul Bunyan Land
in town MuseumMille Lacs Indian Museum
12 mi AttractionKenney Lake Overlook27 mi GardenNorthland ArboretumMille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Kathio Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Kathio Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Township in Minnesota, United States
Kathio Township is a township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,627 at the 2010 census. It contains the census-designated place of Vineland.
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6 towns share a border with Kathio Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathio Township | — | — | A | — | D | D |
| Roosevelt Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vineland | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Harbor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richardson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bradbury Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hazelton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kathio Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Kathio Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Roosevelt Township, Vineland, South Harbor Township, Richardson Township, Bradbury Township and Hazelton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Kathio Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. 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 A.
