Best PlacesHendrum, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hendrum, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hendrum ranks 23,169th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hendrum
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hendrum's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hendrum ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of towns
Where Hendrum ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hendrum
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hendrum home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,258, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hendrum's effective rate of 0.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hendrum
Hendrum runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hendrum.
Who works in Hendrum, and how
Work in Hendrum centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hendrum
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hendrum.
What the weather is like in Hendrum, month by month
Hendrum sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 12° | 3° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 59° |
| October | 60° | 46° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Hendrum
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 238 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hendrum
Schools across Hendrum average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top high schools
- Norman County East SecondaryC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hendrum school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hendrum measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hendrum against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hendrum
Is Hendrum a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hendrum ranks 23,169th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hendrum expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,561. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $77,258 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Hendrum safe?
Yes, Hendrum is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Hendrum with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hendrum. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hendrum represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hendrum detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hendrum: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hendrum: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hendrum: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hendrum: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hendrum detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.