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Edison Township vs Walter Township

25 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (6.8× in Edison Township) and jobs per worker (4.9× in Walter Township).

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Edison Township, MNA small town of 127Swift County · 127 people
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Walter Township, MNA small town of 125Lac qui Parle County · 125 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.

Edison TownshipA small town of 127
Quiet strengthsEdison Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
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Walter TownshipA small town of 125
Quiet strengthsWalter Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walter 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.

Trails6.8×
Edison Township has more miles of trail
Edison Township 2.7 miWalter Township 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker4.9×
Walter Township is more of a job hub
Walter Township 0.73Edison Township 0.15
Property tax bill+56%
Tax bills are bigger in Edison Township
Edison Township $1,139Walter Township $730
Typical home built15 yrs
Walter Township’s homes are older
Edison Township 1953Walter Township 1938
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
Edison TownshipWalter Township
Snow a year51″47″
January low4°F3°F
July high85°F83°F
Growing season (days)151d151d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)29th46th
Outdoors & history
Edison TownshipWalter Township
Trails3 mi0 mi
Conserved land8.9%7.9%
Settled—1884
Community
Edison TownshipWalter 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.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Edison TownshipWalter TownshipEdison TownshipWalter Township
Edison Township ↔ Walter Township25 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.

Edison TownshipWalter Township
People
Population 127Highest 125Lowest
Median age 48.2±15.2Highest 24% above MN 47.1±11.5Lowest 21% above MN
Edison Township and Walter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.8%±12.1Highest MN: 22.9% 22.4%±13.6Lowest MN: 22.9%
Edison Township and Walter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.8%±21.5Highest MN: 17.3% 8%±21.5Lowest MN: 17.3%
Edison Township and Walter Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 32.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 34.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 3.2%±8.9Highest MN: 5.8%
Walter Township and Edison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $95,833±$39kLowest 8% above MN $96,250±$29kHighest 8% above MN
Walter Township and Edison Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$54k 51% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,139Highest 66% below MN $730Lowest 78% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 40%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 5.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 17.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Highest 26 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 16 minLowest 28% below MN 19 minHighest 15% below MN
Work from home 25%±16.6Highest MN: 17.6% 7%±9.5Lowest MN: 17.6%
Edison Township and Walter 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 25.8 miHighest 19.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.73Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Appleton (23%)Ortonville (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walter TownshipFew work in Edison Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.9%Highest 7.9%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 0.9Lowest
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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