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Wing River Township vs Bartlett Township

13 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (2.5× in Wing River Township) and seasonal homes (+17.7 pts in Wing River Township).

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Wing River Township, MNA small town of 419Wadena County · 419 people
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Bartlett Township, MNA small town of 409Todd County · 409 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.

Wing River TownshipA small town of 419
Quiet strengthsWing River Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wing River Township →
Bartlett TownshipA small town of 409
Quiet strengthsBartlett Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bartlett 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.

Trails2.5×
Wing River Township has more miles of trail
Wing River Township 3.3 miBartlett Township 1.3 mi
Seasonal homes+17.7 pts
Wing River Township has more second homes
Wing River Township 17.7%Bartlett Township 0%
Jobs per worker+75%
Wing River Township is more of a job hub
Wing River Township 0.07Bartlett Township 0.04
Average commute5 min
Bartlett Township has the shorter commute
Wing River Township 28 minBartlett Township 23 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $320 more a month in Wing River 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.

Wing River Township$1,610/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $854/mo · Housing →
Bartlett Township$1,290/mo
Typical home $218K (Census) · tax rate 0.84% · Housing →

The difference: $320 a month, about $3,800 a year, between Wing River Township and Bartlett 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
Wing River TownshipBartlett Township
Snow a year51″51″
January low-2°F-2°F
July high78°F78°F
Growing season (days)141d141d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)44th26th
Outdoors & history
Wing River TownshipBartlett Township
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land1%0.1%
Settled—1883
Archive photos1—
Community
Wing River TownshipBartlett 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

13 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wing River TownshipBartlett TownshipWing River TownshipBartlett Township
Wing River Township ↔ Bartlett Township13 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.

Wing River TownshipBartlett Township
People
Population 419Highest 409Lowest
Median age 43.1±6.6Lowest 11% above MN 45.8±6.3Highest 18% above MN
Bartlett Township and Wing River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.3%±5.5Highest MN: 22.9% 25.2%±5.1Lowest MN: 22.9%
Wing River Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 21%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 27.1%±6.4Highest MN: 17.3%
Bartlett Township and Wing River Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13.9%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0.2%±2.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Wing River Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,500±$10kHighest 30% below MN $60,938±$12kLowest 32% below MN
Wing River Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,800±$78kHighest 16% below MN $217,500±$98kLowest 34% below MN
Wing River Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $854±$22 33% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,868Highest 44% below MN $1,817Lowest 46% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 84.6%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 28.6%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Wing River Township and Bartlett Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 89.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Lowest same as MN 1983Highest 4 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 23% above MN 23 minLowest about the MN average
Work from home 20.4%±14.6Highest MN: 17.6% 17.5%±17Lowest MN: 17.6%
Wing River Township and Bartlett 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 18.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Highest 0.04Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Wadena (19%)Wadena (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bartlett TownshipFew work in Wing River Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 1.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Highest 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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