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Nidaros Township vs Vining

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (10.3× in Vining) and home values (2.8× in Nidaros Township).

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Nidaros Township, MNA small town of 346Otter Tail County · 346 people
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Vining, MNA small town of 86Minnesota · 86 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.

Nidaros TownshipA small town of 346
Quiet strengthsNidaros Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Nidaros Township →
ViningA small town of 86
Quiet strengthsVining doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Vining →
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.

Street grid10.3×
Vining has the more walkable street grid
Vining 18.6Nidaros Township 1.8
Home values2.8×
Homes cost more in Nidaros Township
Nidaros Township $346,100Vining $125,000
Property tax bill2.3×
Tax bills are bigger in Nidaros Township
Nidaros Township $2,025Vining $875
Trails4.3×
Nidaros Township has more miles of trail
Nidaros Township 2.6 miVining 0.6 mi
Median age25.7 yrs
Nidaros Township skews older
Nidaros Township 60Vining 34.3
Seasonal homes+40.3 pts
Nidaros Township has more second homes
Nidaros Township 55.3%Vining 15%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,260 more a month in Nidaros 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.

Nidaros Township$1,980/mo
Typical home $346K (Census) · tax rate 0.59% · Housing →
Vining$730/mo
Typical home $125K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · Housing →

The difference: $1,260 a month, about $15,100 a year, between Nidaros Township and Vining.

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

Nidaros Township and Vining share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Nidaros TownshipViningNidaros TownshipVining
Nidaros Township ↔ Vining2.1 miles apart · They share a border
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
Nidaros TownshipVining
Snow a year46″46″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high79°F79°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st21st
Outdoors & history
Nidaros TownshipVining
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land10.5%0%
Settled1871—
Community
Nidaros TownshipVining
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.

Nidaros TownshipVining
People
Population 346Highest 86Lowest
Median age 60±3.4Highest 55% above MN 34.3±12.8Lowest 12% below MN
Kids under 18 13%±8.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 36%±37.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Vining and Nidaros Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35%±0.7Highest MN: 17.3% 7%±30.7Lowest MN: 17.3%
Nidaros Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 36.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 6.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±3.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 7%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8%
Vining and Nidaros Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $78,125±$19k 12% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,100±$30kHighest 5% above MN $125,000±$112kLowest 62% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,025Highest 40% below MN $875Lowest 74% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Nidaros Township and Vining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 94.4%Lowest MN: 72.2% 96.6%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest 1 yr newer than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 7% above MN 21 minLowest 7% below MN
Work from home 14.3%±9.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 48.5%±61.9Highest MN: 17.6%
Vining and Nidaros Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.8 miLowest 26.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.18Lowest 0.34Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alexandria (22%)Alexandria (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ViningFew work in Nidaros Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.6 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Lowest 18.6Highest
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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