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Minnesota›Isanti County

Wyanett TownshipMN

A town of 1,830, settled in 1890.

Is Wyanett Township a good place to live?

The best of Wyanett Township’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and a B+ for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. Wyanett Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 35 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 46 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. Wyanett Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Wyanett Township for work

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

10% → Cambridge Cambridge 10% 7% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 7% 5% → Princeton Princeton 5% 3% → Anoka Anoka 3% 3% → Coon Rapids Coon Rapids 3% 3% → St. Paul St. Paul 3% Wyanett Township · 1% stay
161jobs based in Wyanett Township
1%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Wyanett Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Wyanett 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 Wyanett Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEast Central Energy17.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wyanett Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPrinceton Public School DistrictCambridge-Isanti Public School District2 districts serve Wyanett Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereIsanti County Auditor-Treasurer's OfficeIsanti County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2022
ZIP codes55371, 55008, 5501755371 74% · 55008 17% · 55017 9%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 Wyanett Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

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

Most working residents leave Wyanett Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Wyanett Township grew to 161 in 2023, 51 more than in 2013. Wyanett Township’s median household income is $102,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns.

1%work in town
Wyanett TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.3%9.8%8%
Median household income$102,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line4.8%7%9.6%
Work from home10%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Wyanett Township1%
Cambridge10%
Minneapolis7%
Princeton5%
Anoka3%
31 mi
median commute distance
161
jobs based in Wyanett Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB+

Wyanett Township is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns

Wyanett Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Wyanett Township adults binge drink.

66%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
Wyanett TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%75%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outWyanett TownshipMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.1%8.9%
More smokers15.6%13.1%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
7.7 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 Wyanett Township

Wyanett Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Wyanett Township is 81°F.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring33–54°
Summer57–79°
Fall37–56°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Wyanett Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

2.2% of Wyanett Township is conserved land

1.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

2.2%conserved
2.2%
conserved · 491 of 22,672 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit—399
2. Spectacle Wildlife Management Area, Spectacle Lake Annex Unit—2

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wyanett Township

18pages on Wyanett Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Wyanett Township; the nearest are

About Wyanett Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Wyanett is an unincorporated community in Wyanett Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located between Cambridge and Princeton at the junction of State Highway 95 (MN 95) and Nacre Street NW.

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

Elevation
971 ft

Wyanett Township’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Wyanett Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownMN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Wyanett Township——B—B−B+
Dalbo Township——————
Springvale Township——C+—B−B
Spencer Brook Township——B+—B−B+
Princeton Township——B−—BB+

Wyanett Township, Springvale Township, Spencer Brook Township and Princeton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Wyanett Township, Springvale Township, Spencer Brook Township and Princeton Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dalbo Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wyanett Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Wyanett Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Wyanett 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.