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 →

Oslo$1,170/mo

Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,250 a month, about $14,900 a year, between Dent and Oslo.

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

DentOslo

Snow a year46″48″

January low-2°F -3°F

July high79°F 81°F

Growing season (days)141d 133d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th 74th

Outdoors & history

DentOslo

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Community

DentOslo

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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DentMN OsloMN

Dent ↔ Oslo131 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

DentOslo

People

Population 230Lowest 260Highest

Median age 34.2±11.8Highest 12% below MN 33.1±1.8Lowest 15% below MN

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

Kids under 18 30.9%±18.1Lowest MN: 22.9% 31.5%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 12.2%±9Highest MN: 17.3% 8.8%±8Lowest MN: 17.3%

Dent and Oslo 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% 11.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.4%±4.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.7%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8%

Oslo 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 $63,750±$28kHighest 28% below MN

Oslo 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 $79,600±$40kLowest 76% below MN

Dent and Oslo 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 $950±$592Highest 26% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,000Lowest 70% below MN $1,406Highest 58% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 22.2%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 14.3%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%

Dent and Oslo 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% 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83.3%Lowest MN: 72.2% 85.3%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1948Lowest 31 yrs older than MN 1970Highest 9 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below MN 30 minHighest 30% above MN

Work from home 13.3%±8.5Highest MN: 17.6% 2.3%±3Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 1.4%Lowest 3.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 25.3 miHighest 19.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.31Lowest 0.70Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fergus Falls (21%)Argyle (19%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.1Lowest 108Highest

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.

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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.

Dent vs Oslo

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,250 more a month in Dent

What daily life feels like in each

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