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

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 →
Manston TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors17.8% conserved land20 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves All about Manston 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.

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

Meadows Township and Manston Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Meadows TownshipManston TownshipMeadows TownshipManston Township
Meadows Township ↔ Manston 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
Meadows TownshipManston 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
Meadows TownshipManston Township
Trails14 mi20 mi
Conserved land5.7%17.8%
Community
Meadows TownshipManston 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.

Meadows TownshipManston Township
People
Population 67Highest 23Lowest
Median age 56.4±27.2Highest 45% above MN 50.6±16Lowest 30% 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 22.4%±26.3Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±100Lowest 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+ 32.8%±49.5Highest MN: 17.3% 17.4%±100Lowest 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+ 30.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 0%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±21.1 MN: 5.8% 0%±61.5 MN: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $133,056±$4k 49% above MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $250,000±$151kLowest 24% below MN $433,300±$247kHighest 32% above 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 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 4.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 92.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN 1956Highest 23 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min 3% above MN —
Work from home 13.6%±17.3Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±58.8Lowest 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 15.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Breckenridge (19%)Wahpeton (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Manston TownshipFew work in Meadows Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 17.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 13.6 miLowest 20.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Highest 0.6Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Meadows Township

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Nordick Township51 people · $222K homes
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Akron Township135 people · $233K homes
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Nilsen Township56 people · $231K 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.

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