Housing data for Sweet Township, MN

Sweet Township, MN has an estimated 385 residents and 163 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Pipestone County.

6.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,292 a month.

Its population grew measurably since 2015–2019 (+41.5%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
385 (±93)
Housing units
163 (±43)
Households that rent
6.4%
Median gross rent
$1,292
Residents since 2015–2019
+41.5%

What stands out in Sweet Township

Median household income: $134,500 (±$45,788) in Sweet Township, higher than in Pipestone County ($69,628).

Median gross rent: $1,292 (±$214) in Sweet Township, higher than in Pipestone County ($754).

Households that rent: 6.4% (±5.2 points) in Sweet Township, lower than in Pipestone County (19.2%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 8.3% (±6.0 points) in Sweet Township, lower than in Pipestone County (20.5%).

Housing in Sweet Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,292 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 40.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 6.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $134,500 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $235,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,955 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,470 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 88.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 76.0% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 28.6% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 53.2% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 13.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +41.5% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 8.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Sweet Township against Pipestone County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Sweet TownshipPipestone CountyMinnesotaUnited States
Residents385 (±93)9,284 (exact)5,739,445 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units163 (±43)4,325 (±55)2,545,030 (±1,535)143,775,355
Households that rent6.4% (±5.2 points)19.2% (±2.9 points)27.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,292 (±$214)$754 (±$39)$1,280 (±$7)$1,413
Median household income$134,500 (±$45,788)$69,628 (±$4,614)$89,062 (±$409)$80,734
Median home value$235,000 (±$104,070)$140,200 (±$14,556)$329,300 (±$903)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,470 (±$312)$1,209 (±$90)$3,357 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198076.0% (±21.9 points)79.9% (±5.3 points)52.1% (±0.3 points)49.7%
Average commute13.7 minutes (±3.4)16.5 minutes (±1.2)22.7 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband65.4% (±20.2 points)87.9% (±2.3 points)91.6% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents47.6 years (±6.1)40.4 years (±0.9)38.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Sweet Township covers 41.1 square miles of land, about 9 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Sweet Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents272 (±55)385 (±93)+41.5%Measurable increase
Housing units113 (±26)163 (±43)+44.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$525 (±$488)$1,292 (±$214)+146.1%Up after inflation
Median home value$215,900 (±$41,500)$235,000 (±$104,070)+8.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$75,625 (±$17,465)$134,500 (±$45,788)+77.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,600 (±$215)$1,955 (±$456)+22.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,479 (±$226)$1,470 (±$312)−0.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent11.4% (±7.3 points)6.4% (±5.2 points)−5.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±62.8 points)28.6% (±35.8 points)+28.6 percentage pointsNot 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 Pipestone County

Sweet Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Pipestone County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Pipestone County recorded 88 violent and 210 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.

ZIP codes in Sweet Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
5616417%5,516$742$149,800$74,201

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Sweet Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Pipestone3.8 mi$740$114,10029.9%
Ihlen4.4 mi—$84,7002.0%
Lone Rock Township5.2 mi——12.0%
Eden Township (Pipestone County)5.7 mi—$230,0008.8%
Troy Township (Pipestone County)6.3 mi—$229,2009.9%
Gray Township6.7 mi—$335,7000.0%
Alliance Township7.5 mi——0.0%
Union Township (Moody County)8.0 mi——0.0%

Places in Minnesota most like Sweet Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Lake Marshall Township$1,250$335,500$123,7504.7%
Fairview Township (Lyon County)$1,417$229,800$108,75010.5%
Esko$1,215$318,800$109,06313.1%
Worthington Township$1,417$405,400$121,25010.5%
Home Township$1,125$304,500$100,0007.6%
Lynd Township$1,097$289,100$109,16718.8%

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 Sweet Township, fiscal year 2027

Pipestone County, MN, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$706$775$1,014$1,209$1,488

HUD income limits for Sweet Township, fiscal year 2026

Pipestone County, MN, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,600$34,300$54,900
2 people$23,550$39,200$62,750
3 people$27,320$44,100$70,600
4 people$33,000$49,000$78,400
5 people$38,680$52,950$84,700
6 people$44,360$56,850$90,950
7 people$50,040$60,800$97,250
8 people$55,720$64,700$103,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Pipestone County, MN, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $88,000.

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 Sweet Township

What is the average home value in Sweet Township, MN?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $235,000 (±$104,070) for owner-occupied homes in Sweet Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Sweet Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Sweet Township, MN is $1,955 (±$456) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Sweet Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Sweet Township, MN is $1,470 (±$312) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Sweet Township growing?

In Sweet Township, the number of residents went from 272 in 2015–2019 to 385 in 2020–2024 (+41.5%), a measurable increase.

What ZIP codes are in Sweet Township?

The ZIP code that covers Sweet Township is 56164.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 56164?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 56164 is $742 (±$50) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Sweet township, Pipestone County, Minnesota (county subdivision:63886, in state:27 county:117).

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 .

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