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Wright Township vs Wanger Township

Next-door neighbors in Marshall County. The biggest differences: work from home (+45.7 pts in Wanger Township) and median age (30.7 yrs in Wanger Township).

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Wright Township, MNA small town of 63Marshall County · 63 people
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Wanger Township, MNA small town of 42Marshall County · 42 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.

Wright TownshipA small town of 63
Quiet strengthsWright Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wright Township →
Wanger TownshipA small town of 42
Quiet strengthsWanger Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Wanger 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.

Work from home+45.7 pts
More people work from home in Wanger Township
Wanger Township 50%Wright Township 4.3%
Median age30.7 yrs
Wanger Township skews older
Wanger Township 77.1Wright Township 46.4
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Wright Township
Wright Township $1,438Wanger Township $1,135
Bachelor’s degree++9.6 pts
More adults in Wanger Township have a degree
Wanger Township 14.3%Wright Township 4.7%
Homeowners+9.5 pts renters
Wanger Township has more renters
Wright Township 100%Wanger Township 90.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Wanger 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.

Wright Township$1,300/mo
Typical home $225K (Census) · tax rate 0.64% · Housing →
Wanger Township$1,690/mo
Typical home $305K (Census) · tax rate 0.37% · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Wanger Township and Wright 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

Wright Township and Wanger Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Wright TownshipWanger TownshipWright TownshipWanger Township
Wright Township ↔ Wanger Township5.6 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
Wright TownshipWanger Township
Snow a year44″44″
January low-5°F-5°F
July high82°F82°F
Growing season (days)134d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st74th
Outdoors & history
Wright TownshipWanger Township
Trails4 mi3 mi
Conserved land6.6%0%
Community
Wright TownshipWanger 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.

Wright TownshipWanger Township
People
Population 63Highest 42Lowest
Median age 46.4±22.2Lowest 20% above MN 77.1±6.7Highest 99% above MN
Kids under 18 28.6%±8.7Highest MN: 22.9% 0%±67.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Wright Township and Wanger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 28.6%±37.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 85.7%±45.2Highest MN: 17.3%
Wanger Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 14.3%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.2%±16.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±33.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Wright Township and Wanger Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,438±$14k 23% below MN —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $225,000±$100kLowest 32% below MN $305,000±$282kHighest 7% below MN
Wanger Township and Wright Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,438Highest 57% below MN $1,135Lowest 66% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 3.2%Lowest MN: 9.3% 7.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 90.5%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 15 yrs older than MN 1957Lowest 22 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 min 65% above MN —
Work from home 4.3%±8.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 50%±33.1Highest MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.3 miHighest 17.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (36%)Stephen (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Wanger TownshipFew work in Wright Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.6%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 3.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.8Lowest 0.9Highest
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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