Best PlacesBayview Heights, Proctor, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bayview Heights, Proctor, 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.
Bayview Heights, Proctor ranks 2,413th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bayview Heights, Proctor
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.
Bayview Heights, Proctor's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bayview Heights, Proctor ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute15.8 minutes each way, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
Where Bayview Heights, Proctor ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bayview Heights, Proctor
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bayview Heights, Proctor home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,332, 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 Bayview Heights, Proctor's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bayview Heights, Proctor
Bayview Heights, Proctor 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 Bayview Heights, Proctor.
Who works in Bayview Heights, Proctor, and how
Work in Bayview Heights, Proctor centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Bayview Heights, Proctor
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bayview Heights, Proctor.
What the weather is like in Bayview Heights, Proctor, month by month
Bayview Heights, Proctor sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 14° | 5° |
| April | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| July | 81° | 68° | 56° |
| October | 56° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Bayview Heights, Proctor
The nearest airport, Duluth International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bayview Heights, Proctor
Schools across Bayview Heights, Proctor average a B−, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Bay View ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- A.i. Jedlicka Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Proctor Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bayview Heights, Proctor school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bayview Heights, Proctor 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 Bayview Heights, Proctor against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bayview Heights, Proctor
Is Bayview Heights, Proctor a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bayview Heights, Proctor ranks 2,413th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds 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 Bayview Heights, Proctor expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,761. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $81,332 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Bayview Heights, Proctor safe?
Yes, Bayview Heights, Proctor is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare Bayview Heights, Proctor with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bayview Heights, Proctor. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bayview Heights, Proctor 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.
Bayview Heights, Proctor detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bayview Heights, Proctor: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bayview Heights, Proctor: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bayview Heights, Proctor: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bayview Heights, Proctor: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bayview Heights, Proctor 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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