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.

Down paymentRate%

Hendrum$800/mo

Typical home $128K (Census) · tax rate 1.20% · or rent about $913/mo · Housing →

Ostrander$1,760/mo

Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $768/mo · Housing →

The difference: $970 a month, about $11,600 a year, between Ostrander and Hendrum.

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

HendrumOstrander

Snow a year41″51″

January low-1°F 5°F

July high82°F 79°F

Growing season (days)143d 146d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)46th 58th

Outdoors & history

HendrumOstrander

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Community

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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

330 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HendrumMN OstranderMN

Hendrum ↔ Ostrander330 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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

HendrumOstrander

People

Population 240Lowest 313Highest

Median age 38.5±11.4Highest about the MN average 38.1±11.6Lowest about the MN average

Hendrum and Ostrander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.5%±5.4Highest MN: 22.9% 22.7%±10.3Lowest MN: 22.9%

Hendrum and Ostrander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.8%±7.6Lowest MN: 17.3% 23%±14.5Highest MN: 17.3%

Ostrander and Hendrum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.8%Lowest MN: 39.4% 21.3%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.3%±4.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 7%±6.2Highest MN: 5.8%

Ostrander and Hendrum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $57,500±$11kLowest 35% below MN $74,063±$13kHighest 17% below MN

Ostrander and Hendrum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $127,500±$62kLowest 61% below MN $146,900±$14kHighest 55% below MN

Ostrander and Hendrum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $913±$133Highest 29% below MN $768±$459Lowest 40% below MN

Hendrum and Ostrander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,536Highest 54% below MN $1,471Lowest 56% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 85.2%±27.3Highest MN: 48.1% 44.4%±28Lowest MN: 48.1%

Hendrum and Ostrander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 15%Highest MN: 9.3% 13.6%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 74%Lowest MN: 72.2% 77.9%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 26 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 49% above MN 26 minLowest 13% above MN

Work from home 7.7%±4.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 19%±10.5Highest MN: 17.6%

Ostrander and Hendrum are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miLowest 28.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.38Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fargo (20%)Rochester (40%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OstranderFew work in Hendrum

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 2.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 124Highest 27.7Lowest

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.

Hendrum vs Ostrander

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $970 more a month in Ostrander

What daily life feels like in each

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