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Sandstone Township vs Hallock

267 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (138.6× in Hallock) and trails (24.7× in Sandstone Township).

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Sandstone Township, MNA small town of 728Pine County · 728 people
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Hallock, MNHomes around $151KMinnesota · 829 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.

Sandstone TownshipA small town of 728
Quiet strengthsSandstone Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Sandstone Township →
HallockHomes around $151K
Housing$151K typical home57% below the MN typical home SchoolsBetter than 86%of MN districts All about Hallock →
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.

Street grid138.6×
Hallock has the more walkable street grid
Hallock 69.3Sandstone Township 0.5
Trails24.7×
Sandstone Township has more miles of trail
Sandstone Township 14.8 miHallock 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker13.7×
Hallock is more of a job hub
Hallock 1.37Sandstone Township 0.10
Average commute23 min
Hallock has the shorter commute
Sandstone Township 36 minHallock 13 min
Work in town+38.1 pts
More of Hallock’s workers stay in town
Hallock 38.8%Sandstone Township 0.7%
Property tax bill+55%
Tax bills are bigger in Sandstone Township
Sandstone Township $1,917Hallock $1,240
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Sandstone Township

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.

Sandstone Township$1,260/mo
Typical home $209K (Census) · tax rate 0.92% · or rent about $1,250/mo · Housing →
Hallock$900/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Sandstone Township and Hallock.

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
–Sandstone TownshipNot graded AHallockBetter than 86% 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
Sandstone TownshipHallock
Snow a year45″—
January low-1°F—
July high79°F—
Growing season (days)130d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd78th
Outdoors & history
Sandstone TownshipHallock
Trails15 mi1 mi
Conserved land9.4%0%
Settled—1879
Famous people born here—5
Community
Sandstone TownshipHallock
Library hours a week—33 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

267 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Sandstone TownshipPine CountyHallockMN
Sandstone Township ↔ Hallock267 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.

Sandstone TownshipHallock
People
Population 728Lowest 829Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.3%Highest MN: +7.6% -7.6%Lowest MN: +7.6%
Median age 54.2±5.8Lowest 40% above MN 57.1±8.1Highest 47% above MN
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.4%±5.4Lowest MN: 22.9% 18.3%±3.7Highest MN: 22.9%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 31.9%±9.1Lowest MN: 17.3% 35.7%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.9%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.5%±1.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 0.6%±0.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,531±$23kHighest 22% below MN $68,854±$15kLowest 23% below MN
Sandstone Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $209,000±$32kHighest 37% below MN $140,000±$42kLowest 57% below MN
Sandstone Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,250±$522Highest about the MN average $838±$78Lowest 35% below MN
Sandstone Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Highest 43% below MN $1,240Lowest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 83.3%±41.5Highest MN: 48.1% 27.1%±10.9Lowest MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 86.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 7 yrs newer than MN 1967Lowest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 58% above MN 13 minLowest 42% below MN
Work from home 8.7%±5.3Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.3%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Hallock and Sandstone Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.7%Lowest 38.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.10Lowest 1.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Hinckley (16%)Lancaster (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HallockFew work in Sandstone Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 9.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.8 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 69.3Highest
Schools
School district —KITTSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Kittson Central Secondary
Students per teacherat that high school — 8.9
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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