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Hallock vs Sandstone Township

267 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (138.6× in Hallock) and trails (24.7× in Sandstone Township).

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Hallock, MNHomes around $151KMinnesota · 829 people
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Sandstone Township, MNA small town of 728Pine County · 728 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 →
Sandstone TownshipA small town of 728
Quiet strengthsSandstone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandstone Township →
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.

Street grid138.6×
Hallock has the more walkable street grid
Hallock 69.3Sandstone Township 0.5
Trails24.7×
Sandstone Township has more miles of trail
Sandstone Township 14.8 miHallock 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker13.7×
Hallock is more of a job hub
Hallock 1.37Sandstone Township 0.10
Average commute23 min
Hallock has the shorter commute
Sandstone Township 36 minHallock 13 min
Work in town+38.1 pts
More of Hallock’s workers stay in town
Hallock 38.8%Sandstone Township 0.7%
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Sandstone Township
Sandstone Township $1,917Hallock $1,240
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Sandstone 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.

Hallock$900/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →
Sandstone Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,250/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Sandstone Township 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 –Sandstone TownshipNot graded
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
HallockSandstone Township
Snow a year—45″
January low—-1°F
July high—79°F
Growing season (days)—130d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th33rd
Outdoors & history
HallockSandstone Township
Trails1 mi15 mi
Conserved land0%9.4%
Settled1879—
Famous people born here5—
Community
HallockSandstone Township
Library hours a week33 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

267 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HallockMNSandstone TownshipPine County
Hallock ↔ Sandstone Township267 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.

HallockSandstone Township
People
Population 829Highest 728Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.6%Lowest MN: +7.6% -2.3%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.1±8.1Highest 47% above MN 54.2±5.8Lowest 40% above MN
Hallock and Sandstone Township 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% 17.4%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 35.7%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3% 31.9%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.3%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.7Highest MN: 5.8% 0.5%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $68,854±$15kLowest 23% below MN $69,531±$23kHighest 22% below MN
Sandstone Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,000±$42kLowest 57% below MN $209,000±$32kHighest 37% below MN
Sandstone Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$78Lowest 35% below MN $1,250±$522Highest about the MN average
Sandstone Township and Hallock 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 $1,917Highest 43% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±10.9Lowest MN: 48.1% 83.3%±41.5Highest MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 8.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 86.4%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 42% below MN 36 minHighest 58% above MN
Work from home 14.3%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6% 8.7%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 38.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 23.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lancaster (4%)Hinckley (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Sandstone TownshipFew work in Hallock
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 9.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 14.8 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.3Highest 0.5Lowest
Schools
School district KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT—
High school in town Kittson Central Secondary—
Students per teacherat that high school 8.9 —
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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