Nessel TownshipMN
A town of 1,960.
Is Nessel Township a good place to live?
Nessel Township’s weakest subject grade is a C− for walkability. On cost of living, just 34 of Minnesota’s 573 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Rush Lake WMA, at 764 acres. Nessel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Nessel Township for work
Where Nessel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Nessel Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Nessel Township is from typical.
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Moving to Nessel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Nessel 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 Nessel Township.
Nessel Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.9% of working residents work locally in Nessel Township, below both Minnesota’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Nessel Township fell to 82 in 2023, 59 fewer than in 2013. Nessel Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| Nessel Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Nessel Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Nessel Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Nessel Township’s July high is 81°F, near the Minnesota town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nessel Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Nessel Township is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns
Nessel Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 18% of Nessel Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Nessel Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Nessel Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17.7% | 13.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.1% | 5.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Nessel Township has set aside 3.2% of its land for conservation
0.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rush Lake WMA | — | 764 |
| 2. Dennis Frandsen County Park | — | 105 |
| 3. Nessel Wildlife Management Area | — | 75 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Nessel Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nessel Township
About 1 of every 100 Nessel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Nessel Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Nessel Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nessel Township | — | — | C− | — | B | B− |
| Rushseba Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Royalton Township | — | — | C | — | B− | B− |
| Fish Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Stanchfield Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Rush City | #220 | B− | B+ | — | B | B− |
Nessel Township, Royalton Township, Fish Lake Township and Stanchfield Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nessel Township, Royalton Township, Fish Lake Township, Stanchfield Township and Rush City report no FBI crime data of their own. Rushseba Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Nessel Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Nessel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nessel Township, MN expensive?
Yes. 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−.