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Winfield Township vs Orton Township

128 miles apart. The biggest differences: rent (2.9× in Winfield Township) and average commute (36 min in Winfield Township).

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Winfield Township, MNA small town of 203Renville County · 203 people
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Orton Township, MNA small town of 213Wadena County · 213 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.

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 →
Orton TownshipA small town of 213
Quiet strengthsOrton Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Orton 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.

Rent2.9×
Rent runs higher in Winfield Township
Winfield Township $950Orton Township $329
Average commute36 min
Winfield Township has the shorter commute
Orton Township 56 minWinfield Township 21 min
Trails4×
Orton Township has more miles of trail
Orton Township 2.4 miWinfield Township 0.6 mi
Seasonal homes+27.8 pts
Orton Township has more second homes
Orton Township 27.8%Winfield Township 0%
Typical home built36 yrs
Winfield Township’s homes are older
Orton Township 1990Winfield Township 1954
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Orton Township
Orton Township $1,889Winfield Township $1,611
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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 →
Orton Township$1,410/mo
Typical home $239K (Census) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $329/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Winfield Township and Orton 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
Winfield TownshipOrton Township
Snow a year38″51″
January low2°F-2°F
July high82°F78°F
Growing season (days)146d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th46th
Outdoors & history
Winfield TownshipOrton Township
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.7%7.6%
Community
Winfield TownshipOrton 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

128 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Winfield TownshipRenville CountyOrton TownshipWadena County
Winfield Township ↔ Orton Township128 miles apart
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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 TownshipOrton Township
People
Population 203Lowest 213Highest
Median age 43.6±6.8Lowest 12% above MN 44±6.8Highest 13% above MN
Orton Township and Winfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±4.4Highest MN: 22.9% 15.5%±8.8Lowest MN: 22.9%
Winfield Township and Orton 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% 23.5%±10.9Lowest MN: 17.3%
Winfield Township and Orton 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%Highest MN: 39.4% 14.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±5.3Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±6.3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Winfield Township and Orton 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±$10kHighest 26% below MN $58,750±$22kLowest 34% below MN
Winfield Township and Orton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $265,400±$26kHighest 19% below MN $238,600±$54kLowest 28% below MN
Winfield Township and Orton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$101Highest 26% below MN $329±$202Lowest 74% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,611Lowest 52% below MN $1,889Highest 44% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 10%±88.7Highest MN: 48.1%
Orton Township and Winfield Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Lowest MN: 72.2% 75.2%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1990Highest 11 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 8% below MN 56 minHighest 148% above MN
Work from home 17.5%±18.2Highest MN: 17.6% 8.6%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Winfield Township and Orton 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 19.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.04Lowest 0.06Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Granite Falls (12%)Menahga (36%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Orton TownshipFew work in Winfield Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Lowest 7.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 2.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.0Highest 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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