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Hallock vs Thompson Township

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (77× in Hallock) and trails (15.2× in Thompson Township).

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Hallock, MNHomes around $151KMinnesota · 829 people
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Thompson Township, MNA small town of 100Kittson County · 100 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 →
Thompson TownshipA small town of 100
Quiet strengthsThompson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Thompson 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 grid77×
Hallock has the more walkable street grid
Hallock 69.3Thompson Township 0.9
Trails15.2×
Thompson Township has more miles of trail
Thompson Township 9.1 miHallock 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker7.2×
Hallock is more of a job hub
Hallock 1.37Thompson Township 0.19
Size8.3×
Hallock is the bigger place
Hallock 829Thompson Township 100
Household income+60%
Households in Thompson Township earn more
Thompson Township $110,500Hallock $68,854
Work in town+38.8 pts
More of Hallock’s workers stay in town
Hallock 38.8%Thompson Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Thompson 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 →
Thompson Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Thompson 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.

Where they are

Hallock and Thompson Township share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

HallockThompson TownshipHallockThompson Township
Hallock ↔ Thompson Township4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
13 Thompson Township residents work in Hallock (19.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Thompson Township →
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 –Thompson 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
HallockThompson Township
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th79th
Outdoors & history
HallockThompson Township
Trails1 mi9 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled1879—
Famous people born here5—
Community
HallockThompson 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.

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.

HallockThompson Township
People
Population 829Highest 100Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.6% MN: +7.6% —
Median age 57.1±8.1Lowest 47% above MN 59.6±3.9Highest 54% above MN
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 18.3%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9% 19%±15.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Thompson Township and Hallock 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% 32%±12.8Lowest MN: 17.3%
Hallock and Thompson 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% 21.3%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.7Lowest MN: 5.8% 1%±10.2Highest MN: 5.8%
Thompson Township 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±$15kLowest 23% below MN $110,500±$18kHighest 24% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $140,000±$42kLowest 57% below MN $187,500±$60kHighest 43% below MN
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $838±$78 35% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,240Highest 63% below MN $1,042Lowest 69% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.1%±10.9 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 1%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 100%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 42% below MN 15 minHighest 36% below MN
Work from home 14.3%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6% 11.3%±8.2Lowest MN: 17.6%
Hallock and Thompson 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%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.37Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Lancaster (4%)Karlstad (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Thompson Township19% work in Hallock
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 9.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.3Highest 0.9Lowest
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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