Tamarack, Minnesota
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Growing. Up 3.5% since 2020.
59
people, the 814th-largest of Minnesota's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Minnesota's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 119 jobs located in Tamarack are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $625.
A $625 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Aitkin County.
- $708 Tract 7703
- $1,333 Tract 7905.03
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 89% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–3% to the 35 homes here.
0–1
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 47% less than Minnesota's.
$175,000
median home value in Tamarack.
- $175,000 Tamarack
- $329,300 Minnesota
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year