Is Scandia Valley Township a good place to live?
The best of Scandia Valley Township’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for history; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Red River Trail: Crow Wing Section is on the National Register of Historic Places. Scandia Valley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,346 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Scandia Valley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Scandia Valley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Scandia Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Scandia Valley 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 Scandia Valley Township.
Most of Scandia Valley Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Scandia Valley Township’s typical journey to work stands at 32 minutes. For most workers, Scandia Valley Township is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 57, to 184. Among residents in the town, 3.2% live below the poverty line.
| Scandia Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Scandia Valley Township, with inland flooding at the top
Since 2001, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Scandia Valley Township. On expected storm and flood damage, Scandia Valley Township sits below 69% of U.S. communities. 66% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 8%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Scandia Valley Township
In Scandia Valley Township, the typical July afternoon high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Scandia Valley Township, 5.6% of the land is conserved
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 38 miles of trail. Crow Wing State Park, at 432 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Scandia Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crow Wing State Park | 1 mi | 432 |
| 2. Stanchfield Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 81 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Residents of Scandia Valley Township are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns
Scandia Valley Township: 13% of adults have diabetes, above both the Minnesota town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). In Scandia Valley Township, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure.
| Scandia Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Scandia Valley Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 76.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Scandia Valley Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Scandia Valley Township
About 1 of every 100 Scandia Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Scandia Valley Township has grown 13% since 2010
1,191 counted in 2010 and 1,315 in 2020; an estimated 1,346 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Questions about Scandia Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Scandia Valley Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.