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Blomkest vs Warba

173 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.2× in Blomkest) and average commute (21 min in Blomkest).

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Blomkest, MNA small town of 129Minnesota · 129 people
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Warba, MNHomes around $224KMinnesota · 146 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.

BlomkestA small town of 129
Quiet strengthsBlomkest doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Blomkest →
WarbaHomes around $224K
Housing$224K typical home36% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 67%of MN districts All about Warba →
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.

Street grid3.2×
Blomkest has the more walkable street grid
Blomkest 16.8Warba 5.2
Average commute21 min
Blomkest has the shorter commute
Warba 35 minBlomkest 14 min
Typical home built15 yrs
Blomkest’s homes are older
Warba 1976Blomkest 1961
Bachelor’s degree++9.7 pts
More adults in Blomkest have a degree
Blomkest 22.2%Warba 12.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $660 more a month in Warba

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.

Blomkest$670/mo
Typical home $111K (Census) · tax rate 1.02% · or rent about $1,625/mo · Housing →
Warba$1,330/mo
Typical home $224K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.83% · or rent about $1,143/mo · Housing →

The difference: $660 a month, about $7,900 a year, between Warba and Blomkest.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–BlomkestNot graded B+WarbaBetter than 67% of districts in the state
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
BlomkestWarba
Snow a year46″60″
January low3°F-2°F
July high82°F80°F
Growing season (days)159d130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)20th59th
Outdoors & history
BlomkestWarba
Archive photos4—
Community
BlomkestWarba
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

173 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BlomkestMNWarbaMN
Blomkest ↔ Warba173 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.

BlomkestWarba
People
Population 129Lowest 146Highest
Median age 57.2±29.8Lowest 47% above MN 59.7±28.1Highest 54% above MN
Warba and Blomkest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 3.9%±17.6Lowest MN: 22.9% 26%±16.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Warba and Blomkest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 24%±19.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 31.5%±8.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Warba and Blomkest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.2%Highest MN: 39.4% 12.5%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.9%±8.5Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±9.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Blomkest and Warba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $62,083±$11kHighest 30% below MN $59,688±$12kLowest 33% below MN
Blomkest and Warba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,700±$49kLowest 66% below MN $119,300±$32kHighest 64% below MN
Warba and Blomkest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,625±$494Highest 27% above MN $1,143±$380Lowest 11% below MN
Blomkest and Warba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,125Highest 66% below MN $988Lowest 71% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.1%±98.1Lowest MN: 48.1% 80%±100Highest MN: 48.1%
Warba and Blomkest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 27.4%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 75.9%Lowest MN: 72.2% 79.7%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 18 yrs older than MN 1976Highest 3 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 38% below MN 35 minHighest 55% above MN
Work from home 9.5%±3.7Highest MN: 17.6% 4.7%±6.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Blomkest and Warba 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 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 0.46Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Willmar (39%)Grand Rapids (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WarbaFew work in Blomkest
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 16.8Highest 5.2Lowest
Schools
School district —Northern Lights Community School
High school in town —Northern Lights Community School
Students per teacherat that high school — 9.4
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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