Best Places56737, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 56737, 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.
56737 ranks 18,297th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 56737
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.
56737's strengths and weaknesses
Where 56737 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 56737 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 56737
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 56737 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,298, 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 56737's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 56737
56737 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 56737.
Who works in 56737, and how
Work in 56737 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 56737
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 56737.
What the weather is like in 56737, month by month
56737 sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 17, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 8° | 0° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 27° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 54° | 43° | 34° |
Flying in and out of 56737
The nearest airport, Thief River Falls Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 281 miles away.
The best schools in and around 56737
Schools across 56737 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Greenbush ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Newfolden ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Grygla ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Greenbush-middle River SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
- Marshall County Central HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Grygla SecondaryC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 56737 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
56737 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 56737 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 56737
Is 56737 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 56737 ranks 18,297th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk 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 56737 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,157. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $79,298 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 56737 safe?
Yes, 56737 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare 56737 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 56737. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 56737 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.
56737 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 56737: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 56737: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 56737: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 56737: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
56737 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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