Best PlacesErhard, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Erhard, 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.
Erhard ranks 21,508th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Erhard
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.
Erhard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Erhard ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 142 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 79% of towns
Where Erhard ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Erhard
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Erhard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,723, 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 Erhard's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Erhard
Erhard runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Erhard.
Who works in Erhard, and how
Work in Erhard centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Erhard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Erhard.
What the weather is like in Erhard, month by month
Erhard sees roughly 142 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 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 | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 56° | 46° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Erhard
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around Erhard
Schools across Erhard average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Viking Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Rothsay ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Underwood ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kennedy Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Kennedy High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Perham Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Rothsay SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Erhard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Erhard 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 Erhard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Erhard
Is Erhard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Erhard ranks 21,508th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and health care access, and lowest on empty homes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Erhard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,881. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $83,723 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Erhard safe?
Erhard is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $349 per resident a year.
Compare Erhard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Erhard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Erhard 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.
Erhard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Erhard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Erhard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Erhard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Erhard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Erhard 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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