Sunrise TownshipMN
A town of 2,160, settled in 1894.
Is Sunrise Township a good place to live?
Sunrise Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for the outdoors and health; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Sunrise Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sunrise Township. 12% of the land in Sunrise Township is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Wild River State Park, at 3,742 acres with 8.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Only 44 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. Sunrise Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Sunrise Township for work
Where Sunrise Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Sunrise Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Sunrise Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Sunrise Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sunrise 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 Sunrise Township.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Sunrise Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Sunrise Township for work: only 1% work in town. Sunrise Township’s median household income is $111,000. The top destinations are North Branch (9%), Rush City (8%) and St.
| Sunrise Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $111,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 17% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Sunrise Township are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Sunrise Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 28% of adults feel lonely in Sunrise Township.
| Sunrise Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sunrise Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.8% | 13.1% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.3% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Sunrise Township
Sunrise Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 4° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Sunrise Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sunrise Township has set aside 12.2% of its land for conservation
9.8 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wild River State Park | 8.3 mi | 3,742 |
| 2. Chengwatana State Forest | — | 192 |
| 3. Kost Dam Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sunrise Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National park siteLower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway799K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumFranconia Sculpture Park
34 mi National RiverMississippi National River and Recreation Area225K visitors a year34 mi MuseumGolden Wings Flying Museum
34 mi MuseumWashington County Historical Society, Minnesota35 mi MuseumSpringbrook Nature CenterPhoto credits
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Franconia Sculpture Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Sunrise Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sunrise Township
About 5 of every 100 Sunrise Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Sunrise Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Sunrise is an unincorporated community in Sunrise Township, Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located east-northeast of North Branch at the junction of Chisago County Road 9 and River Road. The Sunrise River flows through the community. Nearby places include North Branch, Harris, and Almelund. ZIP codes 55056 (North Branch) and 55032 (Harris) meet near Sunrise. As the crow flies, Sunrise is located ~1.35 miles (2.17 km) south of the Minnesota–Wisconsin border along the St. Croix River.
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- Elevation
- 814 ft
Sunrise Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Sunrise Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B+ |
| Harris | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B |
| Chisago Lake Township | #103 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Amador Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Branch | #146 | B+ | B− | A | B− | B+ |
| Rushseba Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sunrise Township and Harris have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sunrise Township, Harris and Chisago Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Amador Township and Rushseba Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sunrise Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Sunrise Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sunrise 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−.