Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Stanchfield Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living. Only 25 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 70 acres. Stanchfield Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stanchfield Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Stanchfield Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 3 maps from 1961 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stanchfield 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Stanchfield Township.
Jobs based here fell to 145 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013. Stanchfield Township’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Cambridge (16%), Braham (7%) and Minneapolis (5%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles.
| Stanchfield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Stanchfield Township, the midsummer high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Values rose 6% in the 12 months to September 2026. Among households in Stanchfield Township, 93% are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Stanchfield Township, the share who binge drink is 18%. In Stanchfield Township, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%.
| Stanchfield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Stanchfield Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 17% | 13.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
62% of Stanchfield Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, one flood insurance claim has been paid in the town.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 0.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Stanchfield Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rice Creek Wildlife Management Area | — | 70 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Stanchfield Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Stanchfield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Stanchfield Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US
Stanchfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 103. Isanti County Roads 3 and 36 and State Highway 65 (MN 65) are three of the main routes in the community. The community is between Cambridge and Braham. Grandy is nearby. Trollin and Section lakes are nearby.
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Not for the area. That is 4 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. 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+.