Best Places55376, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55376, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
55376 ranks 681st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55376
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.
55376's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55376 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 55376 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,079 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55376
A household needs to earn about $106,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55376 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,350, 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 55376's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55376
55376 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55376.
Who works in 55376, and how
Work in 55376 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 55376
55376 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 55376 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55376, month by month
55376 sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 9° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 58° | 48° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 55376
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 31 miles away.
The best schools in and around 55376
Schools across 55376 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St. Michael ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Fieldstone Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Rogers ElementaryA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- St. Michael-albertville Middle EastA · 60% proficient
- Rogers Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- St. Michael-albertville Middle WestA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Michael-albertville Senior HighA · 68% proficient
- Rogers Senior HighA− · 64% proficient
- Monticello Senior HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55376 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55376 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 55376 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55376
Is 55376 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55376 ranks 681st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, heat safety, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55376 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $391,951. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $132,350 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 55376 safe?
Yes, 55376 is safer than 94% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $184 per resident a year.
Compare 55376 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55376. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55376 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.
55376 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55376: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55376: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55376: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55376: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55376 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
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