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Hammond vs Roscoe

139 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.2× in Hammond) and property tax bill (+34% in Roscoe).

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Hammond, MNA small town of 134Minnesota · 134 people
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Roscoe, MNA small town of 96Minnesota · 96 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.

HammondA small town of 134
Quiet strengthsHammond doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Hammond →
RoscoeA small town of 96
Quiet strengthsRoscoe doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Roscoe →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Roscoe

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.

Hammond$870/mo
Typical home $147K (Census) · tax rate 0.81% · or rent about $863/mo · Housing →
Roscoe$1,040/mo
Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 0.91% · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Roscoe and Hammond.

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
HammondRoscoe
Snow a year48″57″
January low4°F4°F
July high83°F81°F
Growing season (days)148d155d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th59th
Community
HammondRoscoe
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

139 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Hammond ↔ Roscoe139 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.

HammondRoscoe
People
Population 134Highest 96Lowest
Median age 41.5±14.2Lowest 7% above MN 44±8.3Highest 13% above MN
Roscoe and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.1%±13.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 21.9%±21.3Highest MN: 22.9%
Roscoe and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±22.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 24%±21Highest MN: 17.3%
Roscoe and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.4%Highest MN: 39.4% 4.2%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±4.1Highest MN: 5.8% 0%±14.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Hammond and Roscoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $58,438±$13kHighest 34% below MN $48,750±$13kLowest 45% below MN
Hammond and Roscoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,900±$47kLowest 55% below MN $173,200±$69kHighest 47% below MN
Roscoe and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $863±$108 33% below MN —
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,183Lowest 65% below MN $1,583Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.3%±100Highest MN: 48.1% 0%±100Lowest MN: 48.1%
Hammond and Roscoe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.4%Lowest MN: 9.3% 27.1%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 77.5%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1938Lowest 41 yrs older than MN 1947Highest 32 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 9% above MN 22 minLowest 4% below MN
Work from home 7.8%±6.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.2%±11.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Roscoe and Hammond are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 1.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rochester (43%)St. Cloud (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RoscoeFew work in Hammond
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 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 22.7Lowest
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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