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%

Rushmore$710/mo

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

Hitterdal$920/mo

Typical home $152K (Census) · tax rate 0.95% · Housing →

The difference: $210 a month, about $2,500 a year, between Hitterdal 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

RushmoreHitterdal

Snow a year45″48″

January low5°F -4°F

July high82°F 79°F

Growing season (days)153d 130d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)42nd 77th

Outdoors & history

RushmoreHitterdal

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land0%17.1%

Famous people born here2 —

Community

RushmoreHitterdal

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

233 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RushmoreMN HitterdalMN

Rushmore ↔ Hitterdal233 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

RushmoreHitterdal

People

Population 362Highest 314Lowest

Median age 36±8.8Highest 7% below MN 33.2±16.4Lowest 14% below MN

Rushmore and Hitterdal 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% 34.4%±14Highest MN: 22.9%

Hitterdal 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% 22.6%±5.9Highest MN: 17.3%

Hitterdal 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%Lowest MN: 39.4% 13%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±2.3Highest MN: 5.8% 2.2%±2.2Lowest MN: 5.8%

Rushmore and Hitterdal 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 $48,750±$11kHighest 45% below MN

Hitterdal 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±$17kLowest 65% below MN $151,600±$46kHighest 54% below MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $905±$643 29% below MN —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,279Lowest 62% below MN $1,442Highest 57% below MN

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

Hitterdal and Rushmore 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% 14.3%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 84.6%Lowest MN: 72.2% 85.2%Highest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1945Lowest 34 yrs older than MN 1962Highest 17 yrs older than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 9% above MN 33 minHighest 43% above MN

Work from home 4%±3.9Lowest MN: 17.6% 14%±7.9Highest MN: 17.6%

Hitterdal 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 1.4%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 27.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.15Lowest 0.52Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Worthington (38%)Fargo (37%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HitterdalFew work in Rushmore

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 17.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 130Highest 23.8Lowest

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.

Rushmore vs Hitterdal

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $210 more a month in Hitterdal

What daily life feels like in each

233 miles apart

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