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Littlefork vs Hendricks

301 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (13× in Hendricks) and property tax bill (+55% in Hendricks).

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Littlefork, MNHomes around $168KMinnesota · 636 people
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Hendricks, MNKnown for its schoolsMinnesota · 517 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.

LittleforkHomes around $168K
Housing$168K typical home52% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 73%of MN districts All about Littlefork →
HendricksKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 92%of MN districts Housing$235K typical home33% below the MN typical home All about Hendricks →
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.

Trails13×
Hendricks has more miles of trail
Hendricks 1.3 miLittlefork 0.1 mi
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Hendricks
Hendricks $1,570Littlefork $1,014
Average commute6 min
Hendricks has the shorter commute
Littlefork 20 minHendricks 14 min
Work in town+11.6 pts
More of Hendricks’s workers stay in town
Hendricks 20.2%Littlefork 8.6%
Street grid+51%
Hendricks has the more walkable street grid
Hendricks 72.7Littlefork 48.3
Bachelor’s degree++8.4 pts
More adults in Hendricks have a degree
Hendricks 33.1%Littlefork 24.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $530 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.

Littlefork$970/mo
Typical home $168K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.67% · or rent about $519/mo · Housing →
Hendricks$1,500/mo
Typical home $235K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $530 a month, about $6,300 a year, between Hendricks and Littlefork.

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
B+LittleforkBetter than 73% of districts in the state AHendricksBetter than 92% 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
LittleforkHendricks
Snow a year73″48″
January low-6°F5°F
July high78°F83°F
Growing season (days)109d156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd62nd
Outdoors & history
LittleforkHendricks
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land4%11.4%
Community
LittleforkHendricks
Library hours a week—29 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

301 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LittleforkMNHendricksMN
Littlefork ↔ Hendricks301 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.

LittleforkHendricks
People
Population 636Highest 517Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.5%Lowest MN: +7.6% -13.6%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 57.3±11.3Lowest 48% above MN 61.1±3.3Highest 57% above MN
Hendricks and Littlefork are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 11.8%±5.6Highest MN: 22.9% 8.5%±2.4Lowest MN: 22.9%
Littlefork and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 29.6%±9.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 40.6%±8.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Hendricks and Littlefork are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 24.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 33.1%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.7Highest MN: 5.8% 4.3%±3.4Lowest MN: 5.8%
Littlefork and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,130±$13kHighest 28% below MN $51,250±$9kLowest 42% below MN
Littlefork and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $150,800±$32kHighest 54% below MN $115,500±$22kLowest 65% below MN
Littlefork and Hendricks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $519±$300Lowest 59% below MN $775±$239Highest 39% below MN
Hendricks and Littlefork are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,014Lowest 70% below MN $1,570Highest 53% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 18.3%±28.4Lowest MN: 48.1% 38.6%±33.1Highest MN: 48.1%
Hendricks and Littlefork are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 9.6%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70%Lowest MN: 72.2% 76.9%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 9 yrs older than MN 1958Lowest 21 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 10% below MN 14 minLowest 37% below MN
Work from home 6.5%±4.8Lowest MN: 17.6% 7.2%±3.6Highest MN: 17.6%
Hendricks and Littlefork are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 8.6%Lowest 20.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 22.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.22Lowest 1.41Highest
Top workplaceoutside town International Falls (41%)Marshall (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HendricksFew work in Littlefork
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4%Lowest 11.4%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 1.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 3Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 48.3Lowest 72.7Highest
Schools
School district LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop · HENDRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town Littlefork-Big Falls SecondaryMnvss
Students per teacherat that high school 14.8Highest 5.8Lowest
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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