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Welch Township vs Vasa Township

Next-door neighbors in Goodhue County. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+19.1 pts in Welch Township) and property tax bill (+32% in Welch Township).

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Welch Township, MNHomes around $489KGoodhue County · 774 people
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Vasa Township, MNA history townGoodhue County · 904 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 →
Vasa TownshipA history town
HistorySettled in 18581 place on the National Register All about Vasa 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.

Growth since 2010+19.1 pts
Welch Township has grown faster since 2010
Welch Township +13.3%Vasa Township -5.8%
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in Welch Township
Welch Township $3,761Vasa Township $2,857
Trails2×
Welch Township has more miles of trail
Welch Township 2.4 miVasa Township 1.2 mi
Age 65++9.4 pts
Vasa Township has more people 65 and up
Vasa Township 23.1%Welch Township 13.7%
Bachelor’s degree++11.1 pts
More adults in Welch Township have a degree
Welch Township 35.8%Vasa Township 24.7%
Jobs per worker+56%
Vasa Township is more of a job hub
Vasa Township 0.39Welch Township 0.25
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Welch 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.

Welch Township$2,920/mo
Typical home $489K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.88% · or rent about $1,150/mo · Housing →
Vasa Township$2,280/mo
Typical home $389K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · or rent about $1,654/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Welch Township and Vasa 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

Welch Township and Vasa Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Welch TownshipVasa TownshipWelch TownshipVasa Township
Welch Township ↔ Vasa Township7.4 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
Who commutes between them
7 Welch Township residents work in Vasa Township (2.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Welch Township →
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 TownshipVasa Township
Snow a year44″44″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th60th
Outdoors & history
Welch TownshipVasa Township
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land3.3%5%
Settled—1858
National Register places11
Archive photos612
Famous people born here11
Community
Welch TownshipVasa 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.

Welch TownshipVasa Township
People
Population 774Lowest 904Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.3%Highest MN: +7.6% -5.8%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 40.1±5.5Lowest 3% above MN 47.5±5.6Highest 22% above MN
Vasa Township and Welch 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% 18.5%±4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Welch Township and Vasa 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% 23.1%±3.3Highest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 35.8%Highest MN: 39.4% 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±2.4Lowest MN: 5.8% 6.1%±3.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Vasa Township and Welch 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 $106,250±$16kLowest 19% above MN
Welch Township and Vasa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $426,700±$71kHighest 30% above MN $389,000±$29kLowest 18% above MN
Welch Township and Vasa 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 $1,654±$382Highest 29% above MN
Vasa 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 $2,857Lowest 15% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±45.7Highest MN: 48.1% 9.4%±45.2Lowest MN: 48.1%
Welch Township and Vasa 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% 7.3%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 5 yrs newer than MN 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minLowest 14% above MN 30 minHighest 33% above MN
Work from home 9.5%±3.9Highest MN: 17.6% 8.8%±3.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Welch Township and Vasa Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Lowest 1.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.25Lowest 0.39Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Red Wing (25%)Red Wing (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Vasa TownshipFew work in Welch Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.3%Lowest 5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 2.4 miHighest 1.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.8Highest 1.6Lowest
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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