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Dent vs Callaway

31 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (12.8× in Callaway) and property tax bill (+40% in Dent).

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Dent, MNA small town of 230Minnesota · 230 people

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Callaway, MNA regional job hubMinnesota · 224 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.

DentA small town of 230

Quiet strengthsDent doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Dent →

CallawayA regional job hub

Work226 jobsbased in Callaway, a regional job hub Housing$265K typical home24% below the MN typical home All about Callaway →

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.

Jobs per worker12.8×

Callaway is more of a job hub

Callaway 3.96Dent 0.31

Property tax bill+40%

Tax bills are bigger in Dent

Dent $1,000Callaway $714

Typical home built15 yrs

Dent’s homes are older

Callaway 1963Dent 1948

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Dent

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.

Down paymentRate%

Dent$2,410/mo

Typical home $400K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

Callaway$1,570/mo

Typical home $265K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.82% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Dent and Callaway.

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

DentCallaway

Snow a year46″48″

January low-2°F -4°F

July high79°F 79°F

Growing season (days)141d 130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 46th

Outdoors & history

DentCallaway

Trails0 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Archive photos—8

Community

DentCallaway

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

31 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DentMN CallawayMN

Dent ↔ Callaway31 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

DentCallaway

People

Population 230Highest 224Lowest

Median age 34.2±11.8Lowest 12% below MN 35.8±7.9Highest 8% below MN

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 30.9%±18.1Highest MN: 22.9% 25.4%±5.3Lowest MN: 22.9%

Dent and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.2%±9Lowest MN: 17.3% 14.3%±8.8Highest MN: 17.3%

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Highest MN: 39.4% 14%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±4.8Highest MN: 5.8%

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,500±$46kLowest 41% below MN $53,125±$25kHighest 40% below MN

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$21kHighest 68% below MN $87,500±$19kLowest 73% below MN

Dent and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $842±$211Lowest 34% below MN $913±$116Highest 29% below MN

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Highest 70% below MN $714Lowest 79% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 31.6%±92.6Highest MN: 48.1%

Callaway and Dent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 36.5%Highest MN: 9.3% 13.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 76.1%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 31 yrs older than MN 1963Highest 16 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 13% below MN 19 minLowest 15% below MN

Work from home 13.3%±8.5Highest MN: 17.6% 5.9%±3.5Lowest MN: 17.6%

Dent and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 23.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 3.96Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (21%)Detroit Lakes (25%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CallawayFew work in Dent

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

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 52.1Highest 48.1Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Dent neighborsTown Square →

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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.