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Manyaska Township vs Wang Township

92 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (29 yrs in Wang Township) and property tax bill (+35% in Manyaska Township).

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Manyaska Township, MNA small town of 334Martin County · 334 people

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Wang Township, MNAn outdoors townRenville County · 271 people

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.

Manyaska TownshipA small town of 334

Quiet strengthsManyaska Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Manyaska Township →

Wang TownshipAn outdoors town

Outdoors15% conserved land3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves All about Wang 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.

Typical home built29 yrs

Wang Township’s homes are older

Manyaska Township 1967Wang Township 1938

Property tax bill+35%

Tax bills are bigger in Manyaska Township

Manyaska Township $2,138Wang Township $1,583

Conserved land+13.5 pts

Wang Township has more conserved land

Wang Township 15%Manyaska Township 1.5%

Jobs per worker+50%

Manyaska Township is more of a job hub

Manyaska Township 0.12Wang Township 0.08

★ 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.

Down paymentRate%

Manyaska Township$1,520/mo

Typical home $256K (Census) · tax rate 0.83% · Housing →

Wang Township$1,510/mo

Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Manyaska TownshipWang Township

Snow a year40″52″

January low5°F 3°F

July high81°F 85°F

Growing season (days)150d 150d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 44th

Outdoors & history

Manyaska TownshipWang Township

Trails3 mi 4 mi

Conserved land1.5%15%

Settled—1875

Community

Manyaska TownshipWang Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

92 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Manyaska TownshipMartin County Wang TownshipRenville County

Manyaska Township ↔ Wang Township92 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Manyaska TownshipWang Township

People

Population 334Highest 271Lowest

Median age 39.8±7.3Lowest about the MN average 40.5±8.6Highest 4% above MN

Wang Township and Manyaska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 30.2%±5Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.8%±8.5Highest MN: 22.9%

Wang Township and Manyaska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.5%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.6%±7Highest MN: 17.3%

Wang Township and Manyaska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 29.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.5%±3.3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.7%±3.8Lowest MN: 5.8%

Manyaska Township and Wang Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $81,250±$23kLowest 9% below MN $98,438±$11kHighest 11% above MN

Wang Township and Manyaska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $256,300±$107kLowest 22% below MN $263,200±$28kHighest 20% below MN

Wang Township and Manyaska Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,138Highest 36% below MN $1,583Lowest 53% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Manyaska Township and Wang Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.5%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 96.9% MN: 72.2% 96.9% MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 5% below MN 24 minHighest 7% above MN

Work from home 12.4%±8.9Highest MN: 17.6% 5.4%±5.2Lowest MN: 17.6%

Manyaska Township and Wang Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Highest 0.08Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Fairmont (33%)Granite Falls (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wang TownshipFew work in Manyaska Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.5%Lowest 15%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 2.9 miLowest 3.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Lowest 1.4Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Manyaska Township neighborsTown Square →

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Wang Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Manyaska Township

Sherburn1,015 people · $107K homes

Welcome978 people · $102K homes

Fox Lake Township193 people · $438K homes

Lake Belt Township190 people · $168K homes

Towns like Manyaska Township

Hayfield Township435 people · $319K homes

Elmwood Township433 people · $341K homes

Humboldt Township272 people · $344K homes

Berlin Township497 people · $280K homes

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.