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Minnesota›Wright County

Victor TownshipMN

A town of 1,064, settled in 1870.

Is Victor Township a good place to live?

The best of Victor Township’s subject grades are a B+ for health and schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 1 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Homes are expensive, about $377K for a typical one and 3.8 times the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. Only 9 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Victor Township. Victor Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 128 acres. Victor Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Victor Township stand out

Where Victor Township beats most towns.

Small town

1,064 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Howard LakeWoodland TownshipMiddleville TownshipStockholm TownshipWinsted TownshipHoward LakeWoodland TownshipMiddleville TownshipStockholm TownshipWinsted TownshipVictor Township

How Victor Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Victor Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Victor Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Victor Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWright-Hennepin Coop Elec Assn15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHoward Lake water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet10 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Victor Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHoward Lake-Waverly-WinstedWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereWright County Government CenterWright County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes55349, 55395, 5539055349 89% · 55395 7% · 55390 4%Census 2020

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 Victor Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Victor Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Victor Township for work: only 1% work in town. Victor Township’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Victor Township fell to 103 in 2023, 32 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town
Victor TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.9%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Victor Township1%
Howard Lake13%
Buffalo7%
Delano4%
Plymouth4%
20 mi
median commute distance
103
jobs based in Victor Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 1% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+

Victor Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB+

Victor Township is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns

Victor Township sits above the Minnesota town median (30%) but below the median of U.S. towns (36%) on this measure. Victor Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Victor Township adults binge drink.

68%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Victor TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%30%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%30%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outVictor TownshipMN
More adults with arthritis25.7%22.3%
Glencoe Regional Health
16.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Victor Township

Victor Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Victor Township’s July high is 82°F.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

2.1%
conserved · 446 of 21,719 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area—128
2. Albert Yager County Park—36

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Victor Township

18pages on Victor Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Victor Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Victor Township for work

Where Victor Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Howard Lake Howard Lake 13% 7% → Buffalo Buffalo 7% 4% → Delano Delano 4% 4% → Plymouth Plymouth 4% 4% → Eden Prairie Eden Prairie 4% 3% → Cokato Cokato 3% Victor Township · 1% stay
103jobs based in Victor Township
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Victor Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Victor Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,069 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
991 ft

Questions about Victor Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Victor 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 C.