Livonia TownshipMN
A town of 6,436, settled in 1867.
Is Livonia Township a good place to live?
Livonia Township's standout: the median household earns $137K. Overall it grades A, 65th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 87% of Minnesota towns. Livonia Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. On history, just 55 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Grams Regional Park, at 116 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
99% of working residents leave Livonia Township for work
Where Livonia Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Livonia Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Livonia Township is from typical.
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Moving to Livonia Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Livonia 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 Livonia Township.
Livonia Township sends most of its workers to Elk River and beyond, has household incomes well above the Minnesota norm and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Minnesota.
Most working residents commute out of Livonia Township
Livonia Township has 365 jobs for its 3,403 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave Livonia Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2.1% of Livonia Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Livonia Township has added 167 jobs, to 365 in 2023.
| Livonia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $137,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Livonia Township ranks healthier than 71% of the country’s towns
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 58% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 3,852 U.S. towns with household incomes like Livonia Township’s, it is less healthy than 79%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Livonia Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 22% of adults binge drink in Livonia Township.
| Livonia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Livonia Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5% | 5.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.1% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Livonia Township
Livonia Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Livonia Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Livonia Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of Livonia Township is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Livonia Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Livonia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grams Regional Park | 2 mi | 116 |
| 2. North Point Park | 0.3 mi | 12 |
| 3. Sugarbush Preserve | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Livonia Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Livonia Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Livonia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Livonia Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Livonia Township is a township in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,479 as of 2026. Livonia Township was organized in 1866.
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- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
Livonia Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Livonia Township.
St. Francis next door grades lower for schools (B to Livonia Township’s A) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia Township | #65 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Baldwin | — | — | — | — | B | — |
| Orrock Township | #141 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Elk River | #48 | A | B− | B+ | A | A− |
| Stanford Township | — | — | C | — | B | B+ |
| St. Francis | #110 | A− | B+ | B+ | B | B |
Stanford Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Livonia Township, Baldwin, Orrock Township and Stanford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Baldwin isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Livonia Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Livonia Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Livonia Township, MN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Livonia Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #65 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and A for schools.
Is Livonia 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 C+.