Best PlacesDilworth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dilworth, 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.
Dilworth ranks 3,017th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dilworth
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.
Dilworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dilworth ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
Where Dilworth ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 22% of towns
- Cheap childcare$948 a month, better than only 30% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dilworth
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dilworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,929, 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 Dilworth's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dilworth
Dilworth runs younger 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 Dilworth.
Who works in Dilworth, and how
Work in Dilworth centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Dilworth
Dilworth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Dilworth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dilworth, month by month
Dilworth sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 57° | 46° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Dilworth
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dilworth
Schools across Dilworth average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Dilworth-glyndon-felton ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Robert Asp ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dilworth-glyndon-felton Middle SchC+ · 39% proficient
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Moorhead High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Dilworth-glyndon-felton Senior HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dilworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dilworth 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 Dilworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dilworth
Is Dilworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dilworth ranks 3,017th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dilworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,391. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $85,929 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Dilworth safe?
Yes, Dilworth is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
Compare Dilworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dilworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dilworth 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.
Dilworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dilworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dilworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dilworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dilworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dilworth 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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