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Windom vs Great Bend Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (34.1× in Windom) and size (13.6× in Windom).

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Windom, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 4,799 people

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Great Bend Township, MNA regional job hubCottonwood County · 352 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.

WindomKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 65%of MN districts Housing$181K typical home49% below the MN typical home

Outdoors#48 most trails in MN4.4 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Windom →

Great Bend TownshipA regional job hub

Work321 jobsbased in Great Bend Township, a regional job hub All about Great Bend 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.

Street grid34.1×

Windom has the more walkable street grid

Windom 54.6Great Bend Township 1.6

Windom is the bigger place

Windom 4,799Great Bend Township 352

Windom has more miles of trail

Windom 4.4 miGreat Bend Township 0.7 mi

Home values+92%

Homes cost more in Great Bend Township

Great Bend Township $325,000Windom $169,700

Work in town+24.8 pts

More of Windom’s workers stay in town

Windom 32.7%Great Bend Township 7.9%

Jobs per worker+88%

Great Bend Township is more of a job hub

Great Bend Township 2.11Windom 1.12

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $780 more a month in Great Bend 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.

Down paymentRate%

Windom$1,110/mo

Typical home $181K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $806/mo · Housing →

Great Bend Township$1,900/mo

Typical home $325K (Census) · tax rate 0.71% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →

The difference: $780 a month, about $9,400 a year, between Great Bend Township and Windom.

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

Windom and Great Bend Township share a border

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

WindomGreat Bend Township

Windom ↔ Great Bend Township3.9 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

125 Windom residents work in Great Bend Township (5.1% of its workers)

59 Great Bend Township residents work in Windom (38.8% of its workers)

Work & commute in Windom →

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.

Safety

B−WindomSafer than 53% of U.S. towns –Great Bend TownshipNot graded

Schools

B+WindomBetter than 65% of districts in the state –Great Bend TownshipNot graded

Health

C+WindomHealthier than 42% of U.S. towns –Great Bend TownshipNot graded

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

WindomGreat Bend Township

Snow a year44″44″

January low8°F 8°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)162d 162d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th 68th

Outdoors & history

WindomGreat Bend Township

Trails4 mi 1 mi

Conserved land5.6%1.6%

Settled1871 1870

National Register places1 —

Community

WindomGreat Bend Township

Library hours a week46 hrs —

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.

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

WindomGreat Bend Township

People

Population 4,799Highest 352Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.3% MN: +7.6% —

Median age 38.9±6.4Highest about the MN average 38.7±8.1Lowest about the MN average

Windom and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23.7%±3.5Lowest MN: 22.9% 27.6%±8.3Highest MN: 22.9%

Great Bend Township and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22.9%±3.4Highest MN: 17.3% 18.5%±6Lowest MN: 17.3%

Windom and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26%Highest MN: 39.4% 22.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.6%±0.9Highest MN: 5.8% 1.1%±1.4Lowest MN: 5.8%

Windom and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $74,899±$15kHighest 16% below MN $68,750±$19kLowest 23% below MN

Windom and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $169,700±$13kLowest 48% below MN $325,000±$41kHighest about the MN average

Rentmedian gross, monthly $806±$103Highest 37% below MN $792±$380Lowest 38% below MN

Windom and Great Bend Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,883Lowest 44% below MN $2,306Highest 31% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.8%±9.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 39.1%±85.1Highest MN: 48.1%

Great Bend Township and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 14.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 7.4%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 76.1%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 44% below MN 16 minHighest 30% below MN

Work from home 7.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 12.9%±6.4Highest MN: 17.6%

Great Bend Township and Windom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 32.7%Highest 7.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miHighest 5.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.12Lowest 2.11Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Mountain Lake Township (13%)Windom (39%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 5% work in Great Bend Township39% work in Windom

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.6%Highest 1.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.4 miHighest 0.7 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.6Highest 1.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #176 of 230 in MN—

School district Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · Windom Public School District—

High school in town Windom Senior High—

Students per teacherat that high school 14.2 —

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Windom neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Windom

Lakeside Township431 people · $292K homes

Towns like Windom

Le Sueur4,215 people · $244K homes

Pipestone4,129 people · $114K homes

Luverne4,925 people · $208K homes

Two Harbors3,567 people · $207K homes

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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.