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Kerrick Township vs Windemere Township

Next-door neighbors in Pine County. The biggest differences: trails (6.1× in Windemere Township) and street grid (4.6× in Windemere Township).

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Kerrick Township, MNHomes around $222KPine County · 240 people
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Windemere Township, MNA small town of 1,702Pine County · 1,702 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.

Kerrick TownshipHomes around $222K
Housing$222K typical home37% below the MN typical home All about Kerrick Township →
Windemere TownshipA small town of 1,702
Quiet strengthsWindemere Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Windemere 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.

Trails6.1×
Windemere Township has more miles of trail
Windemere Township 22.6 miKerrick Township 3.7 mi
Street grid4.6×
Windemere Township has the more walkable street grid
Windemere Township 3.7Kerrick Township 0.8
Size7.1×
Windemere Township is the bigger place
Windemere Township 1,702Kerrick Township 240
Average commute5 min
Windemere Township has the shorter commute
Kerrick Township 31 minWindemere Township 26 min
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Windemere Township
Windemere Township $2,571Kerrick Township $2,148
Bachelor’s degree++10.2 pts
More adults in Windemere Township have a degree
Windemere Township 27.9%Kerrick Township 17.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $560 more a month in Windemere 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.

Kerrick Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · Housing →
Windemere Township$1,850/mo
Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $1,216/mo · Housing →

The difference: $560 a month, about $6,700 a year, between Windemere Township and Kerrick 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

Kerrick Township and Windemere Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Kerrick TownshipWindemere TownshipKerrick TownshipWindemere Township
Kerrick Township ↔ Windemere Township5.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

Health
–Kerrick TownshipNot graded C+Windemere TownshipHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns
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
Kerrick TownshipWindemere Township
Snow a year64″64″
January low-0°F-0°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)129d129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th48th
Outdoors & history
Kerrick TownshipWindemere Township
Trails4 mi23 mi
Conserved land2.3%10.6%
Settled—1882
Archive photos2—
Community
Kerrick TownshipWindemere 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.

Kerrick TownshipWindemere Township
People
Population 240Lowest 1,702Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -5.3% MN: +7.6%
Median age 51.7±11.4Lowest 33% above MN 54.6±2.3Highest 41% above MN
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±5.7Highest MN: 22.9% 16.4%±3.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Kerrick Township and Windemere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.2%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 30.1%±3.1Highest MN: 17.3%
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 27.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.5%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Kerrick Township and Windemere Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $75,417±$15kLowest 15% below MN $85,982±$7kHighest 3% below MN
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $300,000±$44kLowest 9% below MN $312,900±$32kHighest 5% below MN
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,216±$524 5% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,148Lowest 36% below MN $2,571Highest 23% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 27.3%±40.1Highest MN: 48.1%
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 2 yrs older than MN 1987Highest 8 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 37% above MN 26 minLowest 14% above MN
Work from home 11.5%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.6%±2.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Windemere Township and Kerrick Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.6%Lowest 3.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.3 miHighest 29.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Highest 0.28Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Moose Lake (19%)Moose Lake (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Windemere TownshipFew work in Kerrick Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Lowest 10.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 22.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 3.7Highest
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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