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Rushmore vs Eagle Bend

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.1× in Eagle Bend) and street grid (4× in Rushmore).

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Rushmore, MNA small town of 362Minnesota · 362 people
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Eagle Bend, MNHomes around $253KMinnesota · 597 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.

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 →
Eagle BendHomes around $253K
Housing$253K typical home28% below the MN typical home All about Eagle Bend →
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 worker5.1×
Eagle Bend is more of a job hub
Eagle Bend 0.76Rushmore 0.15
Street grid4×
Rushmore has the more walkable street grid
Rushmore 130Eagle Bend 32.3
Average commute5 min
Rushmore has the shorter commute
Eagle Bend 29 minRushmore 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $900 more a month in Eagle Bend

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.

Rushmore$710/mo
Typical home $115K (Census) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $905/mo · Housing →
Eagle Bend$1,610/mo
Typical home $253K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.36% · or rent about $692/mo · Housing →

The difference: $900 a month, about $10,900 a year, between Eagle Bend and Rushmore.

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
RushmoreEagle Bend
Snow a year45″54″
January low5°F-1°F
July high82°F79°F
Growing season (days)153d134d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd23rd
Outdoors & history
RushmoreEagle Bend
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
National Register places—1
Famous people born here2—
Community
RushmoreEagle Bend
Library hours a week—22 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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RushmoreMNEagle BendMN
Rushmore ↔ Eagle Bend180 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.

RushmoreEagle Bend
People
Population 362Lowest 597Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +2.1% MN: +7.6%
Median age 36±8.8Highest 7% below MN 32.6±4.4Lowest 16% below MN
Rushmore and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 32.6%±4.2Lowest MN: 22.9% 35%±11.1Highest MN: 22.9%
Eagle Bend and Rushmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.9%±6.5Lowest MN: 17.3% 17.1%±1.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Eagle Bend and Rushmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.1%Highest MN: 39.4% 5.4%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±3Lowest MN: 5.8%
Rushmore and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $44,375±$19kLowest 50% below MN $49,559±$2kHighest 44% below MN
Eagle Bend and Rushmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,700±$17kHighest 65% below MN $99,100±$13kLowest 70% below MN
Rushmore and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $905±$643Highest 29% below MN $692±$396Lowest 46% below MN
Rushmore and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,279Lowest 62% below MN $1,343Highest 60% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 89.5%±64.5Highest MN: 48.1% 10.3%±36.9Lowest MN: 48.1%
Rushmore and Eagle Bend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.5%Lowest MN: 9.3% 15.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Highest MN: 72.2% 82.9%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1945 34 yrs older than MN 1945 34 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% above MN 29 minHighest 29% above MN
Work from home 4%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 9.1%±5.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Eagle Bend and Rushmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 20.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.76Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (38%)Long Prairie (9%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Eagle BendFew work in Rushmore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 130Highest 32.3Lowest
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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