Best PlacesAh Gwah Ching, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ah Gwah Ching, 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.
Ah Gwah Ching ranks 24,857th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Ah Gwah Ching
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.
Ah Gwah Ching's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ah Gwah Ching ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 139 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Ah Gwah Ching ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ah Gwah Ching
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ah Gwah Ching home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $65,082; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ah Gwah Ching's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ah Gwah Ching
Ah Gwah Ching 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 Ah Gwah Ching.
Who works in Ah Gwah Ching, and how
Work in Ah Gwah Ching centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Ah Gwah Ching
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ah Gwah Ching.
What the weather is like in Ah Gwah Ching, month by month
Ah Gwah Ching sees roughly 139 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 12° | 4° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 79° | 68° | 58° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Ah Gwah Ching
The nearest airport, Brainerd Lakes Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ah Gwah Ching
Schools across Ah Gwah Ching average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Nevis ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Pine River-backus ElementaryB− · 41% proficient
- W.h.a. ElementaryC+ · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Nevis SecondaryB− · 45% proficient
- Pine River-backus High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Walker-hackensack-akeley Sec.C− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ah Gwah Ching school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ah Gwah Ching 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 Ah Gwah Ching against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ah Gwah Ching
Is Ah Gwah Ching a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ah Gwah Ching ranks 24,857th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and health care access, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ah Gwah Ching expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,828. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $65,082 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is Ah Gwah Ching safe?
Yes, Ah Gwah Ching is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $218 per resident a year.
Compare Ah Gwah Ching with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ah Gwah Ching. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ah Gwah Ching 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.
Ah Gwah Ching detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ah Gwah Ching: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ah Gwah Ching: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ah Gwah Ching: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ah Gwah Ching: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ah Gwah Ching 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.
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