Best PlacesBiscay, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Biscay, 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.
Biscay ranks 6,090th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Biscay
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.
Biscay's strengths and weaknesses
Where Biscay ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Biscay ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$948 a month, better than only 30% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Biscay
A household needs to earn about $105,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Biscay home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,125, 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 Biscay's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Biscay
Biscay runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Biscay.
Who works in Biscay, and how
Work in Biscay centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Biscay
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Biscay.
What the weather is like in Biscay, month by month
Biscay sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 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° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 60° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Biscay
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 52 miles away.
The best schools in and around Biscay
Schools across Biscay average a B+, better than 74% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeside ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gsl Junior High SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Glencoe-silver Lake Senior HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Biscay school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Biscay 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 Biscay against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Biscay
Is Biscay a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Biscay ranks 6,090th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and low crime, and lowest on a weak job market and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Biscay expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $395,900. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $106,125 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Biscay safe?
Yes, Biscay is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare Biscay with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Biscay. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Biscay 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.
Biscay detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Biscay: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Biscay: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Biscay: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Biscay: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Biscay 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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