Best PlacesCrocus, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crocus, 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.
Crocus ranks 19,721st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Crocus
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.
Crocus' strengths and weaknesses
Where Crocus ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
Where Crocus ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crocus
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crocus home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,625, 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 Crocus' effective rate of 0.71%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Crocus
Crocus 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 Crocus.
Who works in Crocus, and how
Work in Crocus 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 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Crocus
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crocus.
What the weather is like in Crocus, month by month
Crocus sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 18, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 9° | 0° |
| April | 49° | 36° | 26° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 52° | 41° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Crocus
The nearest airport, Devils Lake Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 386 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crocus
Schools across Crocus average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Munich Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- North Star Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Mt Pleasant Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Munich High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- North Star High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Mt Pleasant High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crocus school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crocus 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 Crocus against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crocus
Is Crocus a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crocus ranks 19,721st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crocus expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $66,800. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $75,625 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Crocus safe?
Crocus is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $537 per resident a year.
Compare Crocus with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crocus. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crocus 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.
Crocus detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crocus: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crocus: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crocus: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crocus: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crocus 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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