Best PlacesDundas, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dundas, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Dundas ranks 1,831st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dundas
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.
Dundas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Dundas ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$118,572 median, better than 93% of towns
Where Dundas ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,082 a month, better than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 44% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dundas
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dundas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $118,572, 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 Dundas' effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Dundas
Dundas's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dundas.
Who works in Dundas, and how
Work in Dundas centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dundas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dundas.
What the weather is like in Dundas, month by month
Dundas sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Dundas
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 32 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Dundas
Schools across Dundas average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bridgewater ElementaryA · 64% proficient
- Spring Creek ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Greenvale Park ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northfield MiddleA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Northfield Senior HighA− · 59% proficient
- Faribault Senior HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dundas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dundas 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 Dundas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dundas
Is Dundas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dundas ranks 1,831st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dundas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $379,125. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $118,572 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Dundas safe?
Yes, Dundas is safer than 88% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $209 per resident a year.
Compare Dundas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dundas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dundas 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.
Dundas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dundas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dundas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dundas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dundas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dundas 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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