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Hallock vs Hendricks

295 miles apart. The biggest differences: kids under 18 (+9.8 pts in Hallock) and trails (2.2× in Hendricks).

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Hallock, MNHomes around $151KMinnesota · 829 people
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Hendricks, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 517 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.

HallockHomes around $151K
Housing$151K typical home57% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 86%of MN districts All about Hallock →
HendricksKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of MN districts Housing$235K typical home33% below the MN typical home All about Hendricks →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Kids under 18+9.8 pts
Hallock has more kids
Hallock 18.3%Hendricks 8.5%
Trails2.2×
Hendricks has more miles of trail
Hendricks 1.3 miHallock 0.6 mi
Work in town+18.6 pts
More of Hallock’s workers stay in town
Hallock 38.8%Hendricks 20.2%
Property tax bill+27%
Tax bills are bigger in Hendricks
Hendricks $1,570Hallock $1,240
Growth since 2010+6 pts
Hallock has grown faster since 2010
Hallock -7.6%Hendricks -13.6%
Conserved land+11.4 pts
Hendricks has more conserved land
Hendricks 11.4%Hallock 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $600 more a month in Hendricks

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.

Hallock$900/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Hendricks$1,500/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $600 a month, about $7,200 a year, between Hendricks and Hallock.

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
AHallockBetter than 86% of districts in the state AHendricksBetter than 92% 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
HallockHendricks
Snow a year—48″
January low—5°F
July high—83°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th62nd
Outdoors & history
HallockHendricks
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%11.4%
Settled1879—
Famous people born here5—
Community
HallockHendricks
Library hours a week33 hrs29 hrs
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

295 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HallockMNHendricksMN
Hallock ↔ Hendricks295 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.

HallockHendricks
People
Population 829Highest 517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.6%Highest MN: +7.6% -13.6%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.1±8.1Lowest 47% above MN 61.1±3.3Highest 57% above MN
Hendricks and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±3.7Highest MN: 22.9% 8.5%±2.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 35.7%±5.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.6%±8.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Hendricks and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8%
Hendricks and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,854±$15kHighest 23% below MN $51,250±$9kLowest 42% below MN
Hallock and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,000±$42kHighest 57% below MN $115,500±$22kLowest 65% below MN
Hallock and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$78Highest 35% below MN $775±$239Lowest 39% below MN
Hallock and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,240Lowest 63% below MN $1,570Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±10.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 38.6%±33.1Highest MN: 48.1%
Hendricks and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 9.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 76.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN 1958Lowest 21 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 42% below MN 14 minHighest 37% below MN
Work from home 14.3%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6% 7.2%±3.6Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hallock and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 38.8%Highest 20.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Lowest 1.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lancaster (4%)Marshall (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HendricksFew work in Hallock
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.3Lowest 72.7Highest
Schools
School district KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTRegion 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Kittson Central SecondaryMnvss
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9Highest 5.8Lowest
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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