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Windsor Township vs Linsell Township

199 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7.4× in Windsor Township) and conserved land (+48.9 pts in Linsell Township).

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Windsor Township, MNA small town of 18Traverse County · 18 people
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Linsell Township, MNAn outdoors townMarshall County · 15 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.

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 →
Linsell TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors49% conserved land0.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Linsell Township →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails7.4×
Windsor Township has more miles of trail
Windsor Township 3.7 miLinsell Township 0.5 mi
Conserved land+48.9 pts
Linsell Township has more conserved land
Linsell Township 49%Windsor Township 0.1%
Property tax bill+87%
Tax bills are bigger in Windsor Township
Windsor Township $2,333Linsell Township $1,250
Street grid+86%
Windsor Township has the more walkable street grid
Windsor Township 1.3Linsell Township 0.7
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 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.

Windsor Township$1,640/mo
Typical home $275K (Census) · tax rate 0.85% · Housing →
Linsell Township$1,420/mo
Typical home $250K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Windsor Township and Linsell 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
Windsor TownshipLinsell Township
Snow a year43″46″
January low3°F-7°F
July high82°F78°F
Growing season (days)160d119d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)53rd78th
Outdoors & history
Windsor TownshipLinsell Township
Trails4 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.1%49%
Settled—1908
Community
Windsor TownshipLinsell 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

199 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Windsor TownshipTraverse CountyLinsell TownshipMarshall County
Windsor Township ↔ Linsell Township199 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.

Windsor TownshipLinsell Township
People
Population 18Highest 15Lowest
Median age 55.2±18.4Highest 42% above MN 54.8±10.3Lowest 41% above MN
Windsor Township and Linsell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.7%±100Highest MN: 22.9% 13.3%±100Lowest MN: 22.9%
Windsor Township and Linsell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.2%±100Lowest MN: 17.3% 26.7%±100Highest MN: 17.3%
Linsell Township and Windsor Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.3%Highest MN: 39.4% 7.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±56.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±94.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Windsor Township and Linsell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,167±$29kHighest 23% above MN $58,750±$55kLowest 34% below MN
Windsor Township and Linsell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $275,000±$240kHighest 16% below MN $250,000±$123kLowest 24% below MN
Windsor Township and Linsell Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,333Highest 31% below MN $1,250Lowest 63% below MN
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.3%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100% MN: 72.2% 100% MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973 6 yrs older than MN 1973 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Work from home 9.1%±16.2Highest MN: 17.6% 0%±100Lowest MN: 17.6%
Windsor Township and Linsell 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 13.8 miLowest 39.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Highest 0.00Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wheaton (27%)Thief River Falls (50%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Linsell TownshipFew work in Windsor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 49%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.7Lowest
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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