Best Places59225, MT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 59225, 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.
59225 ranks 27,850th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 59225
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.
59225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 59225 ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 68% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 59225 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Household income$52,500 median, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 59225
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 59225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,500, 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 59225's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 59225
59225 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 59225.
Who works in 59225, and how
Work in 59225 centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 59225
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 59225.
What the weather is like in 59225, month by month
59225 sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 15° | 4° |
| April | 60° | 43° | 28° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 55° |
| October | 61° | 43° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 59225
The nearest airport, L M Clayton, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 578 miles away.
The best schools in and around 59225
Schools across 59225 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lustre SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Nashua SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Frazer ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nashua 6-8D+ · 25% proficient
- Frazer 7-8D+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Nashua High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Frazer High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 59225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
59225 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 59225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 59225
Is 59225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 59225 ranks 27,850th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on clean air, low taxes, and the weather, and lowest on a weak job market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 59225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,000. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $52,500 median income, cost of living beats 17% of zip codes.
Is 59225 safe?
59225 is safer than 34% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $489 per resident a year.
Compare 59225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 59225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 59225 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.
59225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 59225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 59225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 59225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 59225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
59225 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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