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Collins Township vs Wrenshall

162 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (16.9× in Wrenshall) and jobs per worker (8× in Wrenshall).

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Collins Township, MNA small town of 449McLeod County · 449 people
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Wrenshall, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 404 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.

Collins TownshipA small town of 449
Quiet strengthsCollins Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Collins Township →
WrenshallKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 29%of MN districts All about Wrenshall →
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.

Street grid16.9×
Wrenshall has the more walkable street grid
Wrenshall 16.9Collins Township 1.0
Jobs per worker8×
Wrenshall is more of a job hub
Wrenshall 0.48Collins Township 0.06
Home values+35%
Homes cost more in Collins Township
Collins Township $327,200Wrenshall $243,200
Typical home built28 yrs
Collins Township’s homes are older
Wrenshall 1997Collins Township 1969
★ 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.

Collins Township$1,970/mo
Typical home $327K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · Housing →
Wrenshall$2,060/mo
Typical home $333K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $1,292/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Wrenshall and Collins 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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Collins TownshipNot graded CWrenshallBetter than 29% of districts in the state
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
Collins TownshipWrenshall
Snow a year50″71″
January low3°F2°F
July high81°F79°F
Growing season (days)156d118d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)35th35th
Outdoors & history
Collins TownshipWrenshall
Trails0 mi0 mi
Conserved land3.3%5.8%
Community
Collins TownshipWrenshall
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.

Where they are

162 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Collins TownshipMcLeod CountyWrenshallMN
Collins Township ↔ Wrenshall162 miles apart
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.

Collins TownshipWrenshall
People
Population 449Highest 404Lowest
Median age 51.1±7.4Highest 32% above MN 50.3±9Lowest 30% above MN
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.8%±4.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 19.6%±5.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Wrenshall and Collins Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±8.4Highest MN: 17.3% 22.8%±4.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 23.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.7Highest MN: 5.8% 1.7%±1.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $113,542±$9kHighest 27% above MN $98,750±$6kLowest 11% above MN
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $327,200±$24kHighest about the MN average $243,200±$21kLowest 26% below MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,292±$844 about the MN average
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,024Highest 10% below MN $2,755Lowest 18% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 20%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3.1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 96.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 95.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 10 yrs older than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 8% above MN 25 minHighest 8% above MN
Work from home 10.2%±4.2Highest MN: 17.6% 7.1%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.6%
Collins Township and Wrenshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.48Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hutchinson (22%)Duluth (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WrenshallFew work in Collins Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Lowest 16.9Highest
Schools
School district —WRENSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Wrenshall Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.3
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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