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Strandquist vs Holt

18 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (6.2× in Strandquist) and jobs per worker (6.3× in Holt).

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Strandquist, MNA small town of 91Minnesota · 91 people
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Holt, MNA history townMinnesota · 95 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.

StrandquistA small town of 91
Quiet strengthsStrandquist doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Strandquist →
HoltA history town
History18 archive photos & papers18 archive photos, postcards and papers All about Holt →
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.

Street grid6.2×
Strandquist has the more walkable street grid
Strandquist 69.2Holt 11.1
Jobs per worker6.3×
Holt is more of a job hub
Holt 0.44Strandquist 0.07
Average commute13 min
Strandquist has the shorter commute
Holt 37 minStrandquist 24 min
Typical home built17 yrs
Strandquist’s homes are older
Holt 1973Strandquist 1956
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
StrandquistHolt
Snow a year44″—
January low-5°F—
July high82°F—
Growing season (days)134d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st78th
Outdoors & history
StrandquistHolt
Archive photos—18
Community
StrandquistHolt
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

18 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StrandquistHoltStrandquistHolt
Strandquist ↔ Holt18 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.

StrandquistHolt
People
Population 91Lowest 95Highest
Median age 43.5±7.2Lowest 12% above MN 44.6±12.1Highest 15% above MN
Holt and Strandquist are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±25.9Highest MN: 22.9% 17.9%±22.3Lowest MN: 22.9%
Strandquist and Holt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.4%±33.3Lowest MN: 17.3% 24.2%±30.7Highest MN: 17.3%
Holt and Strandquist are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 7.1%Lowest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±15.5Lowest MN: 5.8% 2.1%±10.7Highest MN: 5.8%
Holt and Strandquist are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $56,458±$32kHighest 37% below MN $47,250±$15kLowest 47% below MN
Strandquist and Holt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $125,000±$35k 62% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $627Lowest 81% below MN $700Highest 79% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 MN: 48.1% —
Below poverty line 9.9%Lowest MN: 9.3% 13.7%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.2%Highest MN: 72.2% 84.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1956Lowest 23 yrs older than MN 1973Highest 6 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 4% above MN 37 minHighest 62% above MN
Work from home 4.2%±6.1Lowest MN: 17.6% 16.7%±10.5Highest MN: 17.6%
Holt and Strandquist are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 28.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.07Lowest 0.44Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Thief River Falls (39%)Thief River Falls (42%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HoltFew work in Strandquist
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 69.2Highest 11.1Lowest
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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