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Manston Township vs Meadows Township

Next-door neighbors in Wilkin County. The biggest differences: bachelor’s degree+ (+30.8 pts in Meadows Township) and size (2.9× in Meadows Township).

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Manston Township, MNAn outdoors townWilkin County · 23 people
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Meadows Township, MNA small town of 67Wilkin County · 67 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.

Manston TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.8% conserved land20 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Manston Township →
Meadows TownshipA small town of 67
Quiet strengthsMeadows Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meadows 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.

Bachelor’s degree++30.8 pts
More adults in Meadows Township have a degree
Meadows Township 30.8%Manston Township 0%
Size2.9×
Meadows Township is the bigger place
Meadows Township 67Manston Township 23
Conserved land+12.1 pts
Manston Township has more conserved land
Manston Township 17.8%Meadows Township 5.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Manston 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.

Manston Township$2,290/mo
Typical home $433K (Census) · tax rate 0.06% · Housing →
Meadows Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Manston Township and Meadows 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

Manston Township and Meadows Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manston TownshipMeadows TownshipManston TownshipMeadows Township
Manston Township ↔ Meadows Township6.0 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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
Manston TownshipMeadows Township
Snow a year50″50″
January low-1°F-1°F
July high80°F80°F
Growing season (days)149d149d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th67th
Outdoors & history
Manston TownshipMeadows Township
Trails20 mi14 mi
Conserved land17.8%5.7%
Community
Manston TownshipMeadows 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.

Manston TownshipMeadows Township
People
Population 23Lowest 67Highest
Median age 50.6±16Lowest 30% above MN 56.4±27.2Highest 45% above MN
Meadows Township and Manston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 0%±100Lowest MN: 22.9% 22.4%±26.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Meadows Township and Manston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.4%±100Lowest MN: 17.3% 32.8%±49.5Highest MN: 17.3%
Meadows Township and Manston Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0%Lowest MN: 39.4% 30.8%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±61.5 MN: 5.8% 0%±21.1 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian — $133,056±$4k 49% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $433,300±$247kHighest 32% above MN $250,000±$151kLowest 24% below MN
Manston Township and Meadows Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $256 92% below MN —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 4.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min 3% above MN
Work from home 0%±58.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.6%±17.3Highest MN: 17.6%
Meadows Township and Manston 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 20.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wahpeton (17%)Breckenridge (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meadows TownshipFew work in Manston Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 17.8%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.0 miHighest 13.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 4Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.6Lowest 0.8Highest
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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