Best PlacesAvon, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avon, 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.
Avon ranks 6,801st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Avon
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.
Avon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avon ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Avon ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,847 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 28% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Avon
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,840, 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 Avon's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Avon
Avon's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Avon.
Who works in Avon, and how
Work in Avon centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Avon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Avon.
What the weather is like in Avon, month by month
Avon sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 15° | 7° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 47° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Avon
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Avon
Schools across Avon average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Holdingford ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Richmond ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Albany ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albany Area Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Rocori MiddleB · 45% proficient
- North Junior HighD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Albany Area High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Rocori Senior HighB+ · 54% proficient
- Holdingford SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Avon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avon 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 Avon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Avon
Is Avon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avon ranks 6,801st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, state infrastructure, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Avon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,398. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $99,840 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Avon safe?
Yes, Avon is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Avon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avon 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.
Avon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avon 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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