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Thompson Township vs Hallock

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (77× in Hallock) and trails (15.2× in Thompson Township).

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Thompson Township, MNA small town of 100Kittson County · 100 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.

Thompson TownshipA small town of 100
Quiet strengthsThompson Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Thompson 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 grid77×
Hallock has the more walkable street grid
Hallock 69.3Thompson Township 0.9
Trails15.2×
Thompson Township has more miles of trail
Thompson Township 9.1 miHallock 0.6 mi
Jobs per worker7.2×
Hallock is more of a job hub
Hallock 1.37Thompson Township 0.19
Size8.3×
Hallock is the bigger place
Hallock 829Thompson Township 100
Household income+60%
Households in Thompson Township earn more
Thompson Township $110,500Hallock $68,854
Work in town+38.8 pts
More of Hallock’s workers stay in town
Hallock 38.8%Thompson Township 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Thompson 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.

Thompson Township$1,070/mo
Typical home $188K (Census) · tax rate 0.56% · Housing →
Hallock$900/mo
Typical home $151K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · or rent about $838/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,000 a year, between Thompson 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.

Where they are

Thompson Township and Hallock share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Thompson TownshipHallockThompson TownshipHallock
Thompson Township ↔ Hallock4.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
13 Thompson Township residents work in Hallock (19.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Thompson Township →
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
–Thompson 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
Thompson TownshipHallock
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)79th78th
Outdoors & history
Thompson TownshipHallock
Trails9 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0%
Settled—1879
Famous people born here—5
Community
Thompson 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.

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.

Thompson TownshipHallock
People
Population 100Lowest 829Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -7.6% MN: +7.6%
Median age 59.6±3.9Highest 54% above MN 57.1±8.1Lowest 47% above MN
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19%±15.7Highest MN: 22.9% 18.3%±3.7Lowest MN: 22.9%
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 32%±12.8Lowest MN: 17.3% 35.7%±5.6Highest MN: 17.3%
Hallock and Thompson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 21.3%Lowest MN: 39.4% 24.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±10.2Highest MN: 5.8% 0.6%±0.7Lowest MN: 5.8%
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $110,500±$18kHighest 24% above MN $68,854±$15kLowest 23% below MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $187,500±$60kHighest 43% below MN $140,000±$42kLowest 57% below MN
Thompson Township and Hallock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $838±$78 35% below MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,042Lowest 69% below MN $1,240Highest 63% below MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 27.1%±10.9 MN: 48.1%
Below poverty line 1%Lowest MN: 9.3% 12.2%Highest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest MN: 72.2% 76.7%Lowest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1954Lowest 25 yrs older than MN 1967Highest 12 yrs older than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minHighest 36% below MN 13 minLowest 42% below MN
Work from home 11.3%±8.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 14.3%±4.4Highest MN: 17.6%
Hallock and Thompson Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 38.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 1.37Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Karlstad (19%)Lancaster (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 19% work in HallockFew work in Thompson Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 9.1 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.9Lowest 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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Bordering Thompson Township

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Hallock Township95 people · $208K homes
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Kimball Township77 people · $216K homes
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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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