Preston TownshipMN
A town of 384.
Is Preston Township a good place to live?
34% of residents live below the poverty line in Preston Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Preston Township. Preston Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
384 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Preston Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Preston 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 Preston Township.
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Preston Township is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Preston Township, 77% come from inland flooding and 9% from tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 24. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Preston Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 35 miles. In Preston Township, the mean commuting time is 19 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Also worth knowing: just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Rochester (33%), Preston (11%) and Chatfield (6%).
| Preston Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Preston Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Preston Township’s midsummer high stands at 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Preston Township’s adults have obesity than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Nearly a fifth of Preston Township adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 4 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Preston Township. The town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| Preston Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Preston Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 0.3% of Preston Township
10 miles of trail. Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Preston Township.
| Preston Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Preston Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Preston Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Preston Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Preston Township for work
Where Preston Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Preston Township
City in Minnesota, United States
Preston is a city in and the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Preston had a population of 1,322. The Root River runs through it, and Mystery Cave State Park is nearby. It bills itself as "America's Trout Capital," with a 20-foot trout placed along Minnesota State Highway 16.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- ZIP code
- 55965
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Preston Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Preston Township, MN a good place to live?
Preston Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.