Best Places55792, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55792, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
55792 ranks 20,251st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55792
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.
55792's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55792 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute18.2 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 55792 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55792
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55792 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,941, 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 55792's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 55792
55792 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 55792.
Who works in 55792, and how
Work in 55792 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 55792
55792 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 55792 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55792, month by month
55792 sees roughly 132 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 | 49° | 37° | 27° |
| July | 79° | 66° | 54° |
| October | 53° | 43° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 55792
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around 55792
Schools across 55792 average a C+, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- North Woods ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Tower-soudan ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Merritt ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Eveleth-gilbert SecondaryB− · 40% proficient
- Mountain Iron-buhl SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Virginia SecondaryC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55792 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55792 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 55792 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55792
Is 55792 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55792 ranks 20,251st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, state infrastructure, and clean air, and lowest on crime and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55792 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $137,952. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,941 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 55792 safe?
55792 is safer than 8% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $730 per resident a year.
Compare 55792 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55792. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55792 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.
55792 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55792: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55792: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55792: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55792: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55792 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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