Rocksbury TownshipMN
A town of 1,050.
Is Rocksbury Township a good place to live?
Rocksbury Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Rocksbury Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Only 8 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. Rocksbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,050 people, and everyone knows the way
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How Rocksbury Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Rocksbury Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rocksbury Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rocksbury 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 Rocksbury Township.
The FEMA risk score in Rocksbury Township is higher than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
Rocksbury Township’s FEMA risk score is 89 of 100, against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Since 1978, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rocksbury Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Public schools in Rocksbury Township beat 61% of Minnesota districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Lutheran School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–10 | Grades PK–10 | 25 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Rocksbury Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
0.8% of working residents work locally in Rocksbury Township. Jobs based in Rocksbury Township fell to 86 in 2023, 50 fewer than in 2013. The median household income in Rocksbury Township is $113,000.
| Rocksbury Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rocksbury Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Rocksbury Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Rocksbury Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Rocksbury Township are healthier than 55% of U.S. towns
Rocksbury Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 40% of Rocksbury Township adults have obesity.
| Rocksbury Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rocksbury Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 8.9% |
| More adults with obesity | 40.3% | 33.5% |
| More smokers | 15.7% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rocksbury Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rocksbury Township
About 3 of every 100 Rocksbury Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Rocksbury Township for work
Where Rocksbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Rocksbury Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rocksbury Township, MN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.