Best PlacesCarp, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Carp, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Carp ranks 21,131st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Carp
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.
Carp's strengths and weaknesses
Where Carp ranks high
- Short commute15.3 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 80% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Carp ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,118 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Carp
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Carp home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,395, 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 Carp's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Carp
Carp 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 Carp.
Who works in Carp, and how
Work in Carp centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Carp
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Carp.
What the weather is like in Carp, month by month
Carp sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 18, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Carp
The nearest airport, Falls International/Einarson Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 261 miles away.
The best schools in and around Carp
Schools across Carp average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grygla ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Northome ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
- Lake Of The Woods ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Grygla SecondaryC · 33% proficient
- Lake Of The Woods SecondaryC− · 27% proficient
- Northome SecondaryD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Carp school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Carp 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 Carp against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Carp
Is Carp a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Carp ranks 21,131st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on distance from a big city and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Carp expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $182,689. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $80,395 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Carp safe?
Carp is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Carp with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Carp. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Carp 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.
Carp detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Carp: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Carp: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Carp: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Carp: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Carp 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.