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Jeffers vs Rushmore

43 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.9× in Jeffers) and home values (+31% in Rushmore).

Jeffers, MNA small town of 368Minnesota · 368 people

Rushmore, MNA small town of 362Minnesota · 362 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.

JeffersA small town of 368

Quiet strengthsJeffers doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Jeffers →

RushmoreA small town of 362

Quiet strengthsRushmore doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Rushmore →

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.

Jobs per worker2.9×

Jeffers is more of a job hub

Jeffers 0.43Rushmore 0.15

Home values+31%

Homes cost more in Rushmore

Rushmore $114,700Jeffers $87,400

Property tax bill+29%

Tax bills are bigger in Rushmore

Rushmore $1,279Jeffers $989

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Rushmore

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%

Jeffers$540/mo

Typical home $87K (Census) · tax rate 1.13% · or rent about $694/mo · Housing →

Rushmore$710/mo

Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $905/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Rushmore and Jeffers.

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

JeffersRushmore

Snow a year46″45″

January low5°F 5°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)152d 153d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)26th 42nd

Outdoors & history

JeffersRushmore

Trails—0 mi

Conserved land—0%

Famous people born here—2

Community

JeffersRushmore

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

43 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

JeffersMN RushmoreMN

Jeffers ↔ Rushmore43 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

JeffersRushmore

People

Population 368Highest 362Lowest

Median age 33.1±13.4Lowest 15% below MN 36±8.8Highest 7% below MN

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

Kids under 18 33.7%±6.8Highest MN: 22.9% 32.6%±4.2Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 20.1%±3.4Highest MN: 17.3% 16.9%±6.5Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.6%Highest MN: 39.4% 8.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.3%±2.8Lowest MN: 5.8% 3%±2.3Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,500±$8kHighest 43% below MN $44,375±$19kLowest 50% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,400±$6kLowest 73% below MN $114,700±$17kHighest 65% below MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $694±$173Lowest 46% below MN $905±$643Highest 29% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $989Lowest 71% below MN $1,279Highest 62% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 33.3%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 89.5%±64.5Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 41.3%Highest MN: 9.3% 10.5%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 88.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1949Highest 30 yrs older than MN 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 16% above MN 25 minLowest 9% above MN

Work from home 7%±6.8Highest MN: 17.6% 4%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.7%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 27.8 miHighest 17.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.43Highest 0.15Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Westbrook (11%)Worthington (38%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RushmoreFew work in Jeffers

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 0Lowest 3Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 121Lowest 130Highest

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.

Jeffers vs Rushmore

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Rushmore

What daily life feels like in each

43 miles apart

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