Best Places55992, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55992, 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.
55992 ranks 3,847th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55992
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.
55992's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55992 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 173 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 55992 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,079 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Short commute29.2 minutes each way, better than only 32% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55992
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55992 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,407, 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 55992's effective rate of 1.14%, 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 55992
55992 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 55992.
Who works in 55992, and how
Work in 55992 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 55992
55992 has more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55992 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55992, month by month
55992 sees roughly 173 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 10° |
| April | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of 55992
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around 55992
Schools across 55992 average a B+, better than 75% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Island ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Island MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Zumbrota-mazeppa Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Island SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Zumbrota-mazeppa Senior HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55992 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55992 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 55992 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55992
Is 55992 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55992 ranks 3,847th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on taxes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55992 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,726. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $90,407 median income, cost of living beats 73% of zip codes.
Is 55992 safe?
Yes, 55992 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $197 per resident a year.
Compare 55992 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55992. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55992 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.
55992 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55992: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55992: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55992: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55992: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55992 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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