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Welch Township vs Fairview Township

149 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (4.5× in Fairview Township) and seasonal homes (+39 pts in Fairview Township).

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Welch Township, MNHomes around $489KGoodhue County · 774 people
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Fairview Township, MNAn outdoors townCass County · 1,005 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.

Welch TownshipHomes around $489K
Housing$489K typical home39% above the MN typical home All about Welch Township →
Fairview TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors41.6% conserved land11 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 72%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fairview 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.

Trails4.5×
Fairview Township has more miles of trail
Fairview Township 10.8 miWelch Township 2.4 mi
Seasonal homes+39 pts
Fairview Township has more second homes
Fairview Township 40.7%Welch Township 1.7%
Conserved land+38.3 pts
Fairview Township has more conserved land
Fairview Township 41.6%Welch Township 3.3%
Age 65++7.1 pts
Fairview Township has more people 65 and up
Fairview Township 20.8%Welch Township 13.7%
Property tax bill+21%
Tax bills are bigger in Welch Township
Welch Township $3,761Fairview Township $3,107
Growth since 2010+5 pts
Welch Township has grown faster since 2010
Welch Township +13.3%Fairview Township +8.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Welch Township$2,920/mo
Typical home $489K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,150/mo · Housing →
Fairview Township$2,780/mo
Typical home $482K (Census) · tax rate 0.65% · or rent about $1,438/mo · Housing →

The difference: $140 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Welch Township and Fairview 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.

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.

Health
–Welch TownshipNot graded B+Fairview TownshipHealthier than 72% of U.S. towns
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
Welch TownshipFairview Township
Snow a year44″48″
January low—-2°F
July high—80°F
Growing season (days)—141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th39th
Outdoors & history
Welch TownshipFairview Township
Trails2 mi11 mi
Conserved land3.3%41.6%
National Register places1—
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here1—
Community
Welch TownshipFairview 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

149 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Welch TownshipGoodhue CountyFairview TownshipCass County
Welch Township ↔ Fairview Township149 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.

Welch TownshipFairview Township
People
Population 774Lowest 1,005Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3%Highest MN: +7.6% +8.3%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 40.1±5.5Highest 3% above MN 38.3±9.5Lowest about the MN average
Welch Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 27.1%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9% 26.4%±5Lowest MN: 22.9%
Welch Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.7%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 20.8%±1.9Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 40.4%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8% 2%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Welch Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,000±$38kHighest 40% above MN $113,646±$10kLowest 28% above MN
Welch Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $426,700±$71kLowest 30% above MN $481,700±$41kHighest 46% above MN
Fairview Township and Welch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,150±$1kLowest 10% below MN $1,438±$272Highest 12% above MN
Fairview Township and Welch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,761Highest 12% above MN $3,107Lowest 7% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±45.7Highest MN: 48.1% 12%±70.1Lowest MN: 48.1%
Welch Township and Fairview Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.6%Highest MN: 9.3% 3.1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 89.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Lowest 5 yrs newer than MN 1998Highest 19 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 14% above MN 26 minHighest 16% above MN
Work from home 9.5%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.2%±5Highest MN: 17.6%
Fairview Township and Welch Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.35Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Red Wing (25%)Brainerd (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Fairview TownshipFew work in Welch Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 41.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.4Lowest
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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