Best PlacesBeardsley, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Beardsley, 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.
Beardsley ranks 20,539th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beardsley
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.
Beardsley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beardsley ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 80% of towns
Where Beardsley ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Beardsley
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beardsley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,215, 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 Beardsley's effective rate of 0.71%, 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 Beardsley
Beardsley runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beardsley.
Who works in Beardsley, and how
Work in Beardsley centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Beardsley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Beardsley.
What the weather is like in Beardsley, month by month
Beardsley sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Beardsley
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beardsley
Schools across Beardsley average a B−, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pre-k - 5th Grade BuildingB · 47% proficient
- Browns Valley ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browns Valley MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Herman SecondaryB− · 42% proficient
- 6-12th Grade BuildingC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beardsley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beardsley 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 Beardsley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Beardsley
Is Beardsley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beardsley ranks 20,539th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Beardsley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,077. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,215 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is Beardsley safe?
Beardsley is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
Compare Beardsley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beardsley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beardsley 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.
Beardsley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beardsley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beardsley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beardsley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beardsley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beardsley 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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