Best PlacesBrushvale, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Brushvale, 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.
Brushvale ranks 19,807th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Brushvale
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.
Brushvale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Brushvale ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 137 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Brushvale ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 12% 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 Brushvale
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Brushvale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,568, 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 Brushvale's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Brushvale
Brushvale 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 Brushvale.
Who works in Brushvale, and how
Work in Brushvale centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Brushvale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Brushvale.
What the weather is like in Brushvale, month by month
Brushvale sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 12° | 4° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 58° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Brushvale
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 193 miles away.
The best schools in and around Brushvale
Schools across Brushvale average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rothsay ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Breckenridge ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckenridge MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Breckenridge Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
- Rothsay SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Brushvale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Brushvale 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 Brushvale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Brushvale
Is Brushvale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Brushvale ranks 19,807th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, short commutes, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Brushvale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,900. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $90,568 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Brushvale safe?
Brushvale is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Brushvale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Brushvale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Brushvale 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.
Brushvale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Brushvale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Brushvale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Brushvale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Brushvale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Brushvale 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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