Best PlacesDelft, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Delft, 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.
Delft ranks 13,899th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Delft
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.
Delft's strengths and weaknesses
Where Delft ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
- Short commute21.7 minutes each way, better than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 75% of towns
Where Delft ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% 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 Delft
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Delft home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $87,943, 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 Delft's effective rate of 1.09%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Delft
Delft 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 Delft.
Who works in Delft, and how
Work in Delft centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Delft
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Delft.
What the weather is like in Delft, month by month
Delft sees roughly 130 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° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Delft
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 88 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Delft
Schools across Delft average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Comfrey ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Red Rock Central ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Windom Area ElementaryB · 46% proficient
Top middle schools
- Windom MiddleC+ · 36% proficient
Top high schools
- Mountain Lake SecondaryB · 47% proficient
- Windom Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Comfrey SecondaryC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Delft school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Delft 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 Delft against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Delft
Is Delft a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Delft ranks 13,899th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and what local pay buys, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Delft expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $230,204. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $87,943 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Delft safe?
Delft is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $300 per resident a year.
Compare Delft with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Delft. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Delft 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.
Delft detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Delft: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Delft: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Delft: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Delft: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Delft 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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