Best Places55920, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55920, 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.
55920 ranks 532nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55920
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.
55920's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55920 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 55920 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,681 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 40% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 45% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55920
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55920 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $128,789, 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 55920's effective rate of 1.23%, 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 55920
55920 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55920.
Who works in 55920, and how
Work in 55920 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 55920
55920 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55920 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55920, month by month
55920 sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 55920
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 55920
Schools across 55920 average an A−, better than 83% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Byron Intermediate SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Kasson-mantorville ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Pine Island ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Island MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Kasson-mantorville Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Byron Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Island SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Byron Senior High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Mayo Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55920 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55920 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 55920 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55920
Is 55920 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55920 ranks 532nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55920 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $389,210. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $128,789 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 55920 safe?
Yes, 55920 is safer than 98% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $148 per resident a year.
Compare 55920 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55920. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55920 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.
55920 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55920: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55920: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55920: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55920: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55920 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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