Best PlacesBechyn, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bechyn, 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.
Bechyn ranks 17,863rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bechyn
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.
Bechyn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bechyn ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute22.9 minutes each way, better than 75% of towns
Where Bechyn ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bechyn
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bechyn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,513, 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 Bechyn's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Bechyn
Bechyn'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 Bechyn.
Who works in Bechyn, and how
Work in Bechyn centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Bechyn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bechyn.
What the weather is like in Bechyn, month by month
Bechyn sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 9° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Bechyn
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bechyn
Schools across Bechyn average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bold-bird Island ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Reede Gray ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Renville County West ElementaryC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Redwood Valley MiddleC+ · 38% proficient
- Bold Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Redwood Valley Senior HighB · 48% proficient
- Bold Senior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Renville County West Senior HighC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bechyn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bechyn 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 Bechyn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bechyn
Is Bechyn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bechyn ranks 17,863rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and what local pay buys, and lowest on biking and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bechyn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,013. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $85,513 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Bechyn safe?
Bechyn is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Bechyn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bechyn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bechyn 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.
Bechyn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bechyn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bechyn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bechyn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bechyn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bechyn 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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