Best PlacesGoodridge, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Goodridge, 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.
Goodridge ranks 20,620th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Goodridge
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.
Goodridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Goodridge ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
Where Goodridge ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Goodridge
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Goodridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,873, 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 Goodridge's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Goodridge
Goodridge'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 Goodridge.
Who works in Goodridge, and how
Work in Goodridge centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Goodridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Goodridge.
What the weather is like in Goodridge, month by month
Goodridge sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 17, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17° | 8° | 0° |
| April | 50° | 38° | 27° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 54° |
| October | 54° | 43° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Goodridge
The nearest airport, Thief River Falls Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 257 miles away.
The best schools in and around Goodridge
Schools across Goodridge average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Grygla ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Challenger ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Goodridge ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Marshall County Central HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Grygla SecondaryC · 33% proficient
- Goodridge SecondaryD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Goodridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Goodridge 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 Goodridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Goodridge
Is Goodridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Goodridge ranks 20,620th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, heat safety, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Goodridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,910. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $78,873 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Goodridge safe?
Yes, Goodridge is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Goodridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Goodridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Goodridge 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.
Goodridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Goodridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Goodridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Goodridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Goodridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Goodridge 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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