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%

Oslo$1,170/mo

Typical home $174K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Dent$2,410/mo

Typical home $400K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $842/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,250 a month, about $14,900 a year, between Dent and Oslo.

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

OsloDent

Snow a year48″46″

January low-3°F -2°F

July high81°F 79°F

Growing season (days)133d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 18th

Outdoors & history

OsloDent

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%0%

Community

OsloDent

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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

OsloMN DentMN

Oslo ↔ Dent131 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

OsloDent

People

Population 260Highest 230Lowest

Median age 33.1±1.8Lowest 15% below MN 34.2±11.8Highest 12% below MN

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

Kids under 18 31.5%±7.2Highest MN: 22.9% 30.9%±18.1Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 8.8%±8Lowest MN: 17.3% 12.2%±9Highest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 11.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 15.9%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.4Highest MN: 5.8% 0.4%±4.5Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $63,750±$28kHighest 28% below MN $52,500±$46kLowest 41% below MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,600±$40kLowest 76% below MN $106,300±$21kHighest 68% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$592Highest 26% below MN $842±$211Lowest 34% below MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,406Highest 58% below MN $1,000Lowest 70% below MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 14.3%±100Lowest MN: 48.1% 22.2%±100Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 36.5%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.3%Highest MN: 72.2% 83.3%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 9 yrs older than MN 1948Lowest 31 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 30% above MN 20 minLowest 13% below MN

Work from home 2.3%±3Lowest MN: 17.6% 13.3%±8.5Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 3.2%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 25.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Highest 0.31Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Argyle (19%)Fergus Falls (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DentFew work in Oslo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Highest 52.1Lowest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Your question goes to Oslo’s Town Square.

Dent neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Oslo vs Dent

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $1,250 more a month in Dent

What daily life feels like in each

131 miles apart

What matters to you?

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