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Walls Township vs Windsor Township

Next-door neighbors in Traverse County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (9× in Walls Township) and seasonal homes (+90.2 pts in Windsor Township).

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Walls Township, MNA small town of 103Traverse County · 103 people
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Windsor Township, MNA small town of 18Traverse County · 18 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.

Walls TownshipA small town of 103
Quiet strengthsWalls Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Walls Township →
Windsor TownshipA small town of 18
Quiet strengthsWindsor Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Windsor Township →
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.

Jobs per worker9×
Walls Township is more of a job hub
Walls Township 0.36Windsor Township 0.04
Seasonal homes+90.2 pts
Windsor Township has more second homes
Windsor Township 90.2%Walls Township 0%
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Windsor Township
Windsor Township $2,333Walls Township $1,344
Size5.7×
Walls Township is the bigger place
Walls Township 103Windsor Township 18
Trails2.4×
Walls Township has more miles of trail
Walls Township 8.7 miWindsor Township 3.7 mi
Homeowners+17.2 pts renters
Walls Township has more renters
Windsor Township 100%Walls Township 82.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Windsor 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.

Walls Township$710/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.17% · Housing →
Windsor Township$1,640/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Windsor Township and Walls 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

Walls Township and Windsor Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Walls TownshipWindsor TownshipWalls TownshipWindsor Township
Walls Township ↔ Windsor Township5.4 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
Walls TownshipWindsor Township
Snow a year43″43″
January low3°F3°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)160d160d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd53rd
Outdoors & history
Walls TownshipWindsor Township
Trails9 mi4 mi
Conserved land3.1%0.1%
Settled1881—
Community
Walls TownshipWindsor 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.

Walls TownshipWindsor Township
People
Population 103Highest 18Lowest
Median age 36.8±29.2Lowest 5% below MN 55.2±18.4Highest 42% above MN
Windsor Township and Walls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 10.7%±23.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 16.7%±100Highest MN: 22.9%
Windsor Township and Walls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 20.4%±26.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 22.2%±100Highest MN: 17.3%
Windsor Township and Walls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 30.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 13.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±13.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.6%±56.5Highest MN: 5.8%
Windsor Township and Walls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $130,417±$103kHighest 46% above MN $109,167±$29kLowest 23% above MN
Walls Township and Windsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,000±$100kLowest 65% below MN $275,000±$240kHighest 16% below MN
Windsor Township and Walls Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,344Lowest 60% below MN $2,333Highest 31% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 9.7%Highest MN: 9.3% 0%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 82.8%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 min about the MN average —
Work from home 27.8%±17.9Highest MN: 17.6% 9.1%±16.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Walls Township and Windsor 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 33.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Browns Valley (27%)Wheaton (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Windsor TownshipFew work in Walls Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.1%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 8.7 miHighest 3.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 1.3Highest
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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