Sunnyside TownshipMN
A town of 130.
Is Sunnyside Township a good place to live?
Sunnyside Township’s typical journey to work is 12 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher median age than Sunnyside Township. Sunnyside Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
130 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sunnyside Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Township.
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Sunnyside Township’s year
Summer afternoons peak near 82° in July, and January nights bottom out around 1°; snowfall runs to about 50 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Sunnyside Township: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Sunnyside Township, 54% come from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Sunnyside Township is
In Sunnyside Township, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both Minnesota’s towns (12%) and U.S. towns (14%). This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. The share of adults in Sunnyside Township who smoke cigarettes: 17%.
| Sunnyside Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sunnyside Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 0.6% of Sunnyside Township
7.3 miles of trail. The trail network density in Sunnyside Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Sunnyside Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sunnyside Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sunnyside Township
About 6 of every 100 Sunnyside Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Questions about Sunnyside Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunnyside Township, MN a good place to live?
Sunnyside Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.