Best PlacesEyota, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eyota, 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.
Eyota ranks 3,347th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eyota
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.
Eyota's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eyota ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
Where Eyota ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 35% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eyota
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eyota home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,969, 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 Eyota's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eyota
Eyota's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eyota.
Who works in Eyota, and how
Work in Eyota centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Eyota
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eyota.
What the weather is like in Eyota, month by month
Eyota sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Eyota
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eyota
Schools across Eyota average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville Pk-3A · 65% proficient
- Dover-eyota ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Washington District-wide ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville JuniorA− · 54% proficient
- Kellogg MiddleB · 46% proficient
- Dover-eyota Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Mayo Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Century Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eyota school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eyota 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 Eyota against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eyota
Is Eyota a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eyota ranks 3,347th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, low crime, and walkability, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eyota expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,613. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $89,969 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Eyota safe?
Yes, Eyota is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $157 per resident a year.
Compare Eyota with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eyota. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eyota 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.
Eyota detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eyota: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eyota: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eyota: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eyota: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eyota 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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