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Prairie View Township vs Wang Township

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: typical home built (34 yrs in Wang Township) and property tax bill (+41% in Prairie View Township).

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Prairie View Township, MNA small town of 214Wilkin County · 214 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.

Prairie View TownshipA small town of 214
Quiet strengthsPrairie View Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Prairie View 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $400 more a month in Prairie View 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.

Prairie View Township$1,910/mo
Typical home $329K (Census) · tax rate 0.68% · Housing →
Wang Township$1,510/mo
Typical home $263K (Census) · tax rate 0.60% · Housing →

The difference: $400 a month, about $4,800 a year, between Prairie View Township and Wang 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
Prairie View TownshipWang Township
Snow a year50″52″
January low-1°F3°F
July high80°F85°F
Growing season (days)149d150d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th44th
Outdoors & history
Prairie View TownshipWang Township
Trails7 mi4 mi
Conserved land10.3%15%
Settled—1875
Community
Prairie View TownshipWang 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.

Where they are

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Prairie View Township ↔ Wang Township128 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.

Prairie View TownshipWang Township
People
Population 214Lowest 271Highest
Median age 41±3.4Highest 6% above MN 40.5±8.6Lowest 4% above MN
Prairie View Township and Wang Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.8%±5.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 32.8%±8.5Highest MN: 22.9%
Wang Township and Prairie View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 7.5%±11.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 23.6%±7Highest MN: 17.3%
Wang Township and Prairie View Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 31.5%Highest MN: 39.4% 29.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±5Highest MN: 5.8% 0.7%±3.8Lowest MN: 5.8%
Prairie View 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 $99,583±$41kHighest 12% above MN $98,438±$11kLowest 11% above MN
Prairie View Township and Wang Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,800±$31kHighest about the MN average $263,200±$28kLowest 20% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,225Highest 34% below MN $1,583Lowest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 15.9%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 97.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 96.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 7 yrs older than MN 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 8% above MN 24 minLowest 7% above MN
Work from home 8.9%±6.9Highest MN: 17.6% 5.4%±5.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Prairie View 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% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.08Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Breckenridge (13%)Granite Falls (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wang TownshipFew work in Prairie View Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 10.3%Lowest 15%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 6.8 miHighest 3.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.4Highest
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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