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Augsburg Township vs Wanger Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (29× in Augsburg Township) and age 65+ (+78.4 pts in Wanger Township).

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Augsburg Township, MNA small town of 109Marshall County · 109 people
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Wanger Township, MNA small town of 42Marshall County · 42 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.

Augsburg TownshipA small town of 109
Quiet strengthsAugsburg Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Augsburg Township →
Wanger TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsWanger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wanger Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker29×
Augsburg Township is more of a job hub
Augsburg Township 0.87Wanger Township 0.03
Age 65++78.4 pts
Wanger Township has more people 65 and up
Wanger Township 85.7%Augsburg Township 7.3%
Median age44.6 yrs
Wanger Township skews older
Wanger Township 77.1Augsburg Township 32.5
Bachelor’s degree++23.5 pts
More adults in Augsburg Township have a degree
Augsburg Township 37.8%Wanger Township 14.3%
Homeowners+20.2 pts renters
Augsburg Township has more renters
Wanger Township 90.5%Augsburg Township 70.3%
Trails2×
Wanger Township has more miles of trail
Wanger Township 3.2 miAugsburg Township 1.6 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $730 more a month in Wanger Township

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.

Augsburg Township$960/mo
Typical home $169K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Wanger Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · Housing →

The difference: $730 a month, about $8,800 a year, between Wanger Township and Augsburg 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

Augsburg Township and Wanger Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Augsburg TownshipWanger TownshipAugsburg TownshipWanger Township
Augsburg Township ↔ Wanger Township6.5 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
Augsburg TownshipWanger Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th74th
Outdoors & history
Augsburg TownshipWanger Township
Trails2 mi3 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled18841882
Community
Augsburg TownshipWanger 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.

Augsburg TownshipWanger Township
People
Population 109Highest 42Lowest
Median age 32.5±5.2Lowest 16% below MN 77.1±6.7Highest 99% above MN
Kids under 18 30.3%±15.9Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±67.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Augsburg Township and Wanger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.3%±24.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 85.7%±45.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.3%±13.6Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±33.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Augsburg Township and Wanger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,583±$47k 22% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $168,800±$62kLowest 49% below MN $305,000±$282kHighest 7% below MN
Wanger Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $950Lowest 72% below MN $1,135Highest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Augsburg Township and Wanger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 90.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 29 yrs older than MN 1957Highest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 min 26% below MN —
Work from home 15%±23Lowest MN: 17.6% 50%±33.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Wanger Township and Augsburg Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.87Highest 0.03Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stephen (17%)Stephen (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wanger TownshipFew work in Augsburg Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miLowest 3.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9 0.9
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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