Santiago TownshipMN
A town of 1,929, settled in 1858.
Is Santiago Township a good place to live?
Santiago Township’s best subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 44 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on hazard risk. 31% of the land in Santiago Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, 7,021 acres with 2.7 miles of trail. Santiago Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Santiago Township for work
Where Santiago Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Santiago Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Santiago Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Santiago Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Santiago 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 Santiago Township.
Nearly a third of Santiago Township is conserved land
Santiago Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, against 0.5 in Minnesota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | 2.7 mi | 7,021 |
| 2. Santiago Wildlife Management Area | — | 85 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Santiago Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.7% of working residents work locally in Santiago Township. Jobs based in Santiago Township grew to 70 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. Santiago Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Santiago Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Santiago Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Santiago Township is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Santiago Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Santiago Township adults binge drink.
| Santiago Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Santiago Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.3% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Santiago Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Santiago Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Santiago Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Santiago Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Santiago Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Santiago Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Santiago Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Santiago Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B+ |
| Becker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palmer Township | #222 | B− | B | — | C | B |
| Glendorado Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Hill Township | #159 | B+ | A− | — | B | B+ |
Santiago Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Santiago Township, Palmer Township and Blue Hill Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Becker Township and Glendorado Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Santiago Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Santiago Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Santiago 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 B.