Best Places55710, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55710, 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.
55710 ranks 11,565th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 55710
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.
55710's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55710 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 55710 ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55710
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55710 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,607, 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 55710's effective rate of 0.77%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55710
55710 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 55710.
Who works in 55710, and how
Work in 55710 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 55710
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 55710.
What the weather is like in 55710, month by month
55710 sees roughly 135 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 11° | 2° |
| April | 48° | 37° | 27° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 55° |
| October | 52° | 43° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 55710
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around 55710
Schools across 55710 average a B−, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Woods ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Vaughan ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Merritt ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chisholm ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Iron-buhl SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Virginia SecondaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Chisholm SecondaryC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55710 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55710 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 55710 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55710
Is 55710 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55710 ranks 11,565th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, state infrastructure, and clean air, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55710 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $246,677. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $86,607 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 55710 safe?
55710 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $345 per resident a year.
Compare 55710 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55710. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55710 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.
55710 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55710: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55710: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55710: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55710: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55710 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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