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Winfield Township vs Kingman Township

Next-door neighbors in Renville County. The biggest differences: trails (6× in Winfield Township) and jobs per worker (2.8× in Kingman Township).

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Winfield Township, MNA small town of 203Renville County · 203 people
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Kingman Township, MNA small town of 171Renville County · 171 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.

Winfield TownshipA small town of 203
Quiet strengthsWinfield Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Winfield Township →
Kingman TownshipA small town of 171
Quiet strengthsKingman Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kingman 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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Kingman 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.

Winfield Township$1,530/mo
Typical home $265K (Census) · tax rate 0.61% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →
Kingman Township$1,790/mo
Typical home $315K (Census) · tax rate 0.51% · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Kingman Township and Winfield 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

Winfield Township and Kingman Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winfield TownshipKingman TownshipWinfield TownshipKingman Township
Winfield Township ↔ Kingman Township6.3 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
Winfield TownshipKingman Township
Snow a year38″38″
January low2°F2°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)146d146d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th22nd
Outdoors & history
Winfield TownshipKingman Township
Trails1 mi—
Conserved land2.7%—
Settled—1878
Community
Winfield TownshipKingman 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.

Winfield TownshipKingman Township
People
Population 203Highest 171Lowest
Median age 43.6±6.8Lowest 12% above MN 55.7±4.8Highest 44% above MN
Kids under 18 28.1%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9% 17%±9.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Winfield Township and Kingman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.5%±7.2Highest MN: 17.3% 26.3%±11.3Lowest MN: 17.3%
Winfield Township and Kingman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 25.6%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.6%±6Lowest MN: 5.8%
Winfield Township and Kingman Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $66,250±$10kLowest 26% below MN $111,250±$42kHighest 25% above MN
Kingman Township and Winfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,400±$26kLowest 19% below MN $315,400±$31kHighest 4% below MN
Kingman Township and Winfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$101 26% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,611Lowest 52% below MN $1,617Highest 52% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.8%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 93%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1955Highest 24 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 8% below MN 16 minLowest 29% below MN
Work from home 17.5%±18.2Highest MN: 17.6% 9.1%±9.7Lowest MN: 17.6%
Winfield Township and Kingman 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 20.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Granite Falls (12%)Olivia (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Kingman TownshipFew work in Winfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 1.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 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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