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Ann Township vs Highwater Township

Next-door neighbors in Cottonwood County. The biggest differences: work from home (+31.2 pts in Highwater Township) and jobs per worker (3.1× in Highwater Township).

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Ann Township, MNA small town of 143Cottonwood County · 143 people
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Highwater Township, MNA small town of 103Cottonwood County · 103 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Ann TownshipA small town of 143
Quiet strengthsAnn Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Ann Township →
Highwater TownshipA small town of 103
Quiet strengthsHighwater Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Highwater Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Work from home+31.2 pts
More people work from home in Highwater Township
Highwater Township 46.5%Ann Township 15.3%
Jobs per worker3.1×
Highwater Township is more of a job hub
Highwater Township 0.31Ann Township 0.10
Typical home built12 yrs
Ann Township’s homes are older
Highwater Township 1950Ann Township 1938
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Ann Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $185K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · Housing →
Highwater Township$1,170/mo
Typical home $200K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Highwater Township and Ann Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Ann Township and Highwater Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ann TownshipHighwater TownshipAnn TownshipHighwater Township
Ann Township ↔ Highwater Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Ann TownshipHighwater Township
Snow a year46″46″
January low5°F5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)152d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th26th
Outdoors & history
Ann TownshipHighwater Township
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.4%2.1%
Settled1876—
Community
Ann TownshipHighwater Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Ann TownshipHighwater Township
People
Population 143Highest 103Lowest
Median age 48.4±11.5Highest 25% above MN 43.5±15Lowest 12% above MN
Ann Township and Highwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.7%±11.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.1%±13.6Highest MN: 22.9%
Highwater Township and Ann Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3% 24.3%±17.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Ann Township and Highwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 32.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8% 1.9%±2.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Ann Township and Highwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $104,583±$38kHighest 17% above MN $76,875±$57kLowest 14% below MN
Ann Township and Highwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $185,000±$60kLowest 44% below MN $200,000±$38kHighest 39% below MN
Highwater Township and Ann Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,500Highest 55% below MN $1,429Lowest 57% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Ann Township and Highwater Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.4%Highest MN: 9.3% 12.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 92.3%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1950Highest 29 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 19% below MN 17 minLowest 26% below MN
Work from home 15.3%±5.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 46.5%±17.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 5.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 0.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Westbrook (14%)Westbrook (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Highwater TownshipFew work in Ann Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 1.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.2Highest 1.1Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Ann Township

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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