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Folden Township vs Vining

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (23.3× in Vining) and jobs per worker (17× in Vining).

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Folden Township, MNAn outdoors townOtter Tail County · 272 people
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Vining, MNA small town of 86Minnesota · 86 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.

Folden TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.8% conserved land2.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Folden Township →
ViningA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsVining doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vining →
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.

Street grid23.3×
Vining has the more walkable street grid
Vining 18.6Folden Township 0.8
Jobs per worker17×
Vining is more of a job hub
Vining 0.34Folden Township 0.02
Property tax bill2.1×
Tax bills are bigger in Folden Township
Folden Township $1,813Vining $875
Trails3.7×
Folden Township has more miles of trail
Folden Township 2.2 miVining 0.6 mi
Typical home built33 yrs
Vining’s homes are older
Folden Township 1971Vining 1938
Size3.2×
Folden Township is the bigger place
Folden Township 272Vining 86
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Folden 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.

Folden Township$1,570/mo
Typical home $270K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · Housing →
Vining$730/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Folden Township and Vining.

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

Folden Township and Vining share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Folden TownshipViningFolden TownshipVining
Folden Township ↔ Vining4.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
Folden TownshipVining
Snow a year51″46″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high78°F79°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Folden TownshipVining
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land15.8%0%
Community
Folden TownshipVining
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.

Folden TownshipVining
People
Population 272Highest 86Lowest
Median age 43.5±12.8Highest 12% above MN 34.3±12.8Lowest 12% below MN
Folden Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 36%±37.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Vining and Folden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.2%±4.8Highest MN: 17.3% 7%±30.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Folden Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 6.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 7%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Vining and Folden Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,667±$33k 25% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $270,000±$49kHighest 18% below MN $125,000±$112kLowest 62% below MN
Folden Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,813Highest 46% below MN $875Lowest 74% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Folden Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 7%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 93.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 8 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 7% above MN 21 minLowest 7% below MN
Work from home 17.3%±10Lowest MN: 17.6% 48.5%±61.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Vining and Folden 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 23.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Parkers Prairie (18%)Alexandria (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ViningFew work in Folden Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 18.6Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Folden 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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