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

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

Windsor Township and Walls Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Windsor TownshipWalls TownshipWindsor TownshipWalls Township
Windsor Township ↔ Walls 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
Windsor TownshipWalls 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
Windsor TownshipWalls Township
Trails4 mi9 mi
Conserved land0.1%3.1%
Settled—1881
Community
Windsor TownshipWalls 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.

Windsor TownshipWalls Township
People
Population 18Lowest 103Highest
Median age 55.2±18.4Highest 42% above MN 36.8±29.2Lowest 5% below 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 16.7%±100Highest MN: 22.9% 10.7%±23.4Lowest 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+ 22.2%±100Highest MN: 17.3% 20.4%±26.3Lowest 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+ 13.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 30.2%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.6%±56.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±13.7Lowest 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 $109,167±$29kLowest 23% above MN $130,417±$103kHighest 46% 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 $275,000±$240kHighest 16% below MN $115,000±$100kLowest 65% 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 $2,333Highest 31% below MN $1,344Lowest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 0%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN 1960Lowest 19 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way — 23 min about the MN average
Work from home 9.1%±16.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 27.8%±17.9Highest 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 13.8 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.36Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Wheaton (27%)Browns Valley (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Walls TownshipFew work in Windsor Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 3.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 3.7 miLowest 8.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.3Highest 0.8Lowest
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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