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Glasgow Township vs Tansem Township

257 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3.7× in Glasgow Township) and kids under 18 (+15.1 pts in Tansem Township).

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Glasgow Township, MNAn outdoors townWabasha County · 227 people
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Tansem Township, MNAn outdoors townClay County · 233 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.

Glasgow TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors20.1% conserved land20 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Glasgow Township →
Tansem TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors36% conserved land5.5 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves All about Tansem 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.

Trails3.7×
Glasgow Township has more miles of trail
Glasgow Township 20.1 miTansem Township 5.5 mi
Kids under 18+15.1 pts
Tansem Township has more kids
Tansem Township 29.6%Glasgow Township 14.5%
Conserved land+15.9 pts
Tansem Township has more conserved land
Tansem Township 36%Glasgow Township 20.1%
Average commute5 min
Glasgow Township has the shorter commute
Tansem Township 33 minGlasgow Township 27 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.9 pts
More adults in Tansem Township have a degree
Tansem Township 46%Glasgow Township 37.1%
★ 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.

Glasgow Township$1,960/mo
Typical home $335K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · Housing →
Tansem Township$1,860/mo
Typical home $318K (Census) · tax rate 0.74% · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Glasgow Township and Tansem 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.

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
Glasgow TownshipTansem Township
Snow a year40″54″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th80th
Outdoors & history
Glasgow TownshipTansem Township
Trails20 mi6 mi
Conserved land20.1%36%
Settled1858—
Community
Glasgow TownshipTansem 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

257 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Glasgow TownshipWabasha CountyTansem TownshipClay County
Glasgow Township ↔ Tansem Township257 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.

Glasgow TownshipTansem Township
People
Population 227Lowest 233Highest
Median age 52.5±4.2Highest 35% above MN 51.8±16.8Lowest 34% above MN
Glasgow Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.5%±5.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.6%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 27.8%±7.9Highest MN: 17.3% 25.8%±9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Glasgow Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.1%Lowest MN: 39.4% 46%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.2%±8.1Highest MN: 5.8% 2.6%±5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Glasgow Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $112,188±$34kHighest 26% above MN $105,625±$30kLowest 19% above MN
Glasgow Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $335,200±$19kHighest about the MN average $317,500±$53kLowest 4% below MN
Glasgow Township and Tansem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,371Highest 29% below MN $2,365Lowest 30% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100 MN: 48.1% 100%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 95.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN 1978Lowest 1 yr older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 20% above MN 33 minHighest 44% above MN
Work from home 12.2%±4.8Highest MN: 17.6% 12.1%±6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Glasgow Township and Tansem 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 24.8 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (22%)Fargo (34%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Tansem TownshipFew work in Glasgow Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.1%Lowest 36%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.1 miHighest 5.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.0Highest
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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