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Hendricks vs Hallock

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

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

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

Hendricks$1,500/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →
Hallock$900/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $838/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
AHendricksBetter than 92% of districts in the state AHallockBetter than 86% 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
HendricksHallock
Snow a year48″—
January low5°F—
July high83°F—
Growing season (days)156d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd78th
Outdoors & history
HendricksHallock
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land11.4%0%
Settled—1879
Famous people born here—5
Community
HendricksHallock
Library hours a week29 hrs33 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.

HendricksMNHallockMN
Hendricks ↔ Hallock295 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.

HendricksHallock
People
Population 517Lowest 829Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.6%Lowest MN: +7.6% -7.6%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 61.1±3.3Highest 57% above MN 57.1±8.1Lowest 47% 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 8.5%±2.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.3%±3.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 40.6%±8.6Highest MN: 17.3% 35.7%±5.6Lowest 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+ 33.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±3.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.6%±0.7Lowest 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 $51,250±$9kLowest 42% below MN $68,854±$15kHighest 23% 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 $115,500±$22kLowest 65% below MN $140,000±$42kHighest 57% 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 $775±$239Lowest 39% below MN $838±$78Highest 35% 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 $1,570Highest 53% below MN $1,240Lowest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±33.1Highest MN: 48.1% 27.1%±10.9Lowest 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 9.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 76.9%Highest MN: 72.2% 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1958Lowest 21 yrs older than MN 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minHighest 37% below MN 13 minLowest 42% below MN
Work from home 7.2%±3.6Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.3%±4.4Highest 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 20.2%Lowest 38.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.41Highest 1.37Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Marshall (19%)Lancaster (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HallockFew work in Hendricks
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 11.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.3 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 72.7Highest 69.3Lowest
Schools
School district Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTKITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town MnvssKittson Central Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school 5.8Lowest 8.9Highest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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