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Meadows Township vs Folsom Township

57 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9.3× in Folsom Township) and trails (3.7× in Meadows Township).

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Meadows Township, MNA small town of 67Wilkin County · 67 people

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Folsom Township, MNA small town of 81Traverse County · 81 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.

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 →

Folsom TownshipA small town of 81

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

All about Folsom 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.

Jobs per worker9.3×

Folsom Township is more of a job hub

Folsom Township 0.56Meadows Township 0.06

Meadows Township has more miles of trail

Meadows Township 13.6 miFolsom Township 3.7 mi

Typical home built40 yrs

Meadows Township’s homes are older

Folsom Township 1993Meadows Township 1953

Street grid+75%

Folsom Township has the more walkable street grid

Folsom Township 1.4Meadows Township 0.8

Homeowners+8.1 pts renters

Folsom Township has more renters

Meadows Township 100%Folsom Township 91.9%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $290 more a month in Meadows 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.

Down paymentRate%

Meadows Township$1,690/mo

Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

Folsom Township$1,400/mo

Typical home $233K (Census) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $290 a month, about $3,500 a year, between Meadows Township and Folsom 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

Meadows TownshipFolsom Township

Snow a year50″44″

January low-1°F 1°F

July high80°F 84°F

Growing season (days)149d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th 53rd

Outdoors & history

Meadows TownshipFolsom Township

Trails14 mi 4 mi

Conserved land5.7%7.3%

Settled—1880

National Register places—1

Community

Meadows TownshipFolsom 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

57 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meadows TownshipWilkin County Folsom TownshipTraverse County

Meadows Township ↔ Folsom Township57 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

Meadows TownshipFolsom Township

People

Population 67Lowest 81Highest

Median age 56.4±27.2Highest 45% above MN 53.8±7.4Lowest 39% above MN

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

Kids under 18 22.4%±26.3Highest MN: 22.9% 6.2%±30.9Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 32.8%±49.5Highest MN: 17.3% 24.7%±22.9Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 28.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.2%±14.3Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $133,056±$4kHighest 49% above MN $124,375±$47kLowest 40% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$151kHighest 24% below MN $233,300±$37kLowest 29% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly — $2,083 38% below MN

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

Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 11.1%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 91.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN 1993Highest 14 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 3% above MN 26 minHighest 15% above MN

Work from home 13.6%±17.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 22.2%±13.1Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 19.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.56Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Breckenridge (19%)Browns Valley (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Folsom TownshipFew work in Meadows Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 13.6 miHighest 3.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.4Highest

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

Deciding?

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Meadows Township neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Meadows Township

Nordick Township51 people · $222K homes

Manston Township23 people · $433K homes

Akron Township135 people · $233K homes

Nilsen Township56 people · $231K homes

Towns like Meadows Township

North Ottawa Township48 people · $217K homes

Almond Township117 people · $283K homes

Morken Township111 people · $343K homes

Lee Township134 people · $267K homes

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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.