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%

Wagner Township$1,770/mo

Typical home $307K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · or rent about $1,156/mo · Housing →

Pine Lake Township$1,840/mo

Typical home $313K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $900 a year, between Pine Lake Township and Wagner 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

Wagner TownshipPine Lake Township

Snow a year45″45″

January low-1°F -1°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)130d 130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)49th 44th

Outdoors & history

Wagner TownshipPine Lake Township

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land1.9%—

Community

Wagner TownshipPine Lake 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.

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Only big differences vs Minnesota average

Wagner TownshipPine Lake Township

People

Population 448Lowest 481Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.5% MN: +7.6%

Median age 48.2±6.3Lowest 24% above MN 59.4±0.7Highest 53% above MN

Kids under 18 21.7%±6.3Highest MN: 22.9% 11.4%±2.6Lowest MN: 22.9%

Age 65+ 22.8%±5.9Lowest MN: 17.3% 34.9%±4.2Highest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 16.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±2.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0.2%±2.1Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $71,250±$34kHighest 20% below MN $62,697±$5kLowest 30% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $306,700±$28kLowest 7% below MN $312,500±$37kHighest 5% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,156±$52 10% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,963Lowest 42% below MN $2,465Highest 27% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 21.1%±77.1 MN: 48.1% —

Below poverty line 5.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.7%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.1%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93.7%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1985Highest 6 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 43 minHighest 91% above MN 34 minLowest 48% above MN

Work from home 7.1%±7.5Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.1%±5.8Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Highest 0.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.8 miHighest 24.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.14Highest 0.04Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town McGregor (19%)Sandstone (13%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine Lake TownshipFew work in Wagner Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Highest 1.8%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 2.5 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.3Lowest 1.5Highest

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.

Wagner Township vs Pine Lake Township

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