Housing data for Smiley Township, MN
Smiley Township, MN has an estimated 471 residents and 216 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Pennington County.
11.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,042 a month.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−35.3%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 471 (±76)
- Housing units
- 216 (±38)
- Households that rent
- 11.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,042
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −35.3%
What stands out in Smiley Township
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±17.1 points) in Smiley Township, lower than in Pennington County (18.0%).
Households that rent: 11.0% (±6.4 points) in Smiley Township, lower than in Pennington County (27.8%).
Median home value: $271,400 (±$34,036) in Smiley Township, higher than in Pennington County ($195,500).
Average commute: 19.1 minutes (±3.4) in Smiley Township, higher than in Pennington County (12.4 minutes).
Housing in Smiley Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,042 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 15.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 11.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $90,893 median household income
- Home values: $271,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,886 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $2,516 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 88.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 52.4% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 55.0% heat with propane
- Commute and cars: 19.1 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −35.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 11.9% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Smiley Township against Pennington County, its state and the nation
| Smiley Township | Pennington County | Minnesota | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 471 (±76) | 13,791 (exact) | 5,739,445 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 216 (±38) | 6,799 (±33) | 2,545,030 (±1,535) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.0% (±6.4 points) | 27.8% (±2.9 points) | 27.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,042 (±$446) | $862 (±$67) | $1,280 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $90,893 (±$9,817) | $77,325 (±$5,217) | $89,062 (±$409) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $271,400 (±$34,036) | $195,500 (±$10,083) | $329,300 (±$903) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $2,516 (±$546) | $2,458 (±$105) | $3,357 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 52.4% (±13.5 points) | 60.7% (±4.7 points) | 52.1% (±0.3 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 19.1 minutes (±3.4) | 12.4 minutes (±0.9) | 22.7 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.0% (±6.6 points) | 88.2% (±2.2 points) | 91.6% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 45.8 years (±6.6) | 39.6 years (±0.7) | 38.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Smiley Township covers 36.0 square miles of land, about 13 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Smiley Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 728 (±130) | 471 (±76) | −35.3% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 295 (±47) | 216 (±38) | −26.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Median gross rent | $1,333 (±$501) | $1,042 (±$446) | −21.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $211,400 (±$49,300) | $271,400 (±$34,036) | +28.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $87,500 (±$17,502) | $90,893 (±$9,817) | +3.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,610 (±$235) | $1,886 (±$279) | +17.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $2,235 (±$467) | $2,516 (±$546) | +12.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 4.7% (±2.9 points) | 11.0% (±6.4 points) | +6.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±62.8 points) | 0.0% (±51.5 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Pennington County
Smiley Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pennington County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Pennington County recorded 162 violent and 661 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Smiley Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte Township | 5.0 mi | — | $225,000 | 6.1% |
| Silverton Township | 5.2 mi | $1,102 | $225,000 | 11.9% |
| Kratka Township | 5.8 mi | — | $416,700 | 18.3% |
| Rocksbury Township | 6.3 mi | $865 | $231,600 | 6.6% |
| Thief River Falls | 6.9 mi | $838 | $175,400 | 36.3% |
| River Falls Township | 6.9 mi | $988 | $272,500 | 15.1% |
| North Township | 8.0 mi | — | $254,500 | 14.0% |
| Mayfield Township | 8.3 mi | — | $225,000 | 0.0% |
Places in Minnesota most like Smiley Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Township | $933 | $280,900 | $85,469 | 12.0% |
| Goodhue | $936 | $243,500 | $89,398 | 11.8% |
| Courtland | $1,066 | $275,600 | $99,028 | 14.4% |
| Crow Lake Township | $969 | $284,400 | $95,417 | 16.0% |
| Woodville Township | $886 | $310,400 | $81,042 | 8.7% |
| Getty Township | $1,125 | $314,300 | $76,563 | 10.6% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Minnesota.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Smiley Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $795 | $873 | $1,142 | $1,564 | $1,668 |
HUD income limits for Smiley Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,400 | $39,000 | $62,350 |
| 2 people | $26,750 | $44,550 | $71,250 |
| 3 people | $30,100 | $50,100 | $80,150 |
| 4 people | $33,400 | $55,650 | $89,050 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $60,150 | $96,200 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $64,600 | $103,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $69,050 | $110,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $73,500 | $117,550 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pennington County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $111,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Smiley Township
What is the median household income in Smiley Township?
The median household income in Smiley Township is $90,893 (±$9,817) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Smiley Township, MN?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $271,400 (±$34,036) for owner-occupied homes in Smiley Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Smiley Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Smiley Township, MN is $1,886 (±$279) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Smiley Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Smiley Township, MN is $2,516 (±$546) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Smiley Township?
Smiley Township, MN has an estimated 216 (±38) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Smiley Township?
52.4% of homes in Smiley Township, MN were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Smiley Township growing?
In Smiley Township, the number of residents went from 728 in 2015–2019 to 471 in 2020–2024 (−35.3%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Pennington County, MN
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Pennington County, MN
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Smiley township, Pennington County, Minnesota (county subdivision:60898, in state:27 county:113).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .