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%

Pine River Township$1,310/mo

Typical home $229K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · or rent about $1,163/mo · Housing →

Walden Township$1,180/mo

Typical home $208K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Pine River Township and Walden 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

Pine River Township and Walden Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Pine River TownshipWalden Township

Pine River Township ↔ Walden Township6.3 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

CPine River TownshipBetter than 30% of districts in the state –Walden TownshipNot graded

Health

CPine River TownshipHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns –Walden TownshipNot graded

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

Pine River TownshipWalden Township

Snow a year39″39″

January low-1°F -1°F

July high80°F 80°F

Growing season (days)152d 152d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)17th 43rd

Outdoors & history

Pine River TownshipWalden Township

Trails1 mi 4 mi

Conserved land1.4%0.7%

Community

Pine River TownshipWalden 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.

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

Pine River TownshipWalden Township

People

Population 1,058Highest 432Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.6%Lowest MN: +7.6% +7.8%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 40.6±3.6Highest 5% above MN 38.6±9.6Lowest about the MN average

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

Kids under 18 21.4%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 29.9%±4.6Highest MN: 22.9%

Age 65+ 18.1%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 26.2%±6.6Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 11.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2Highest MN: 5.8% 1.4%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $58,056±$11kLowest 35% below MN $59,375±$22kHighest 33% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $229,200±$26kHighest 30% below MN $207,600±$22kLowest 37% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,163±$288 9% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,287Highest 62% below MN $1,044Lowest 69% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 53.5%±52.3Highest MN: 48.1% 30%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 15.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 10.9%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 91.1%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 16 yrs newer than MN 1989Lowest 10 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 6% below MN 28 minHighest 22% above MN

Work from home 9.7%±5.7Highest MN: 17.6% 5.7%±4.9Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Highest 0.11Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Pine River (13%)Pine River (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walden TownshipFew work in Pine River Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miLowest 3.5 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 0.7Lowest

Schools

School district PINE RIVER-BACKUS SCHOOL DISTRICT—

High school in town Pine River-Backus ALP—

Students per teacherat that high school 23.8 —

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.

Pine River Township vs Walden Township

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