Best PlacesGrasston, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grasston, 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.
Grasston ranks 23,789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Grasston
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.
Grasston's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grasston ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 115 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 69% of towns
Where Grasston ranks low
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grasston
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grasston home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,282, 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 Grasston'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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Grasston
Grasston runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Grasston.
Who works in Grasston, and how
Work in Grasston centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Grasston
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grasston.
What the weather is like in Grasston, month by month
Grasston sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 23, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 15° | 7° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 58° |
| October | 56° | 46° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Grasston
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 49 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grasston
Schools across Grasston average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mora Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Braham ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- C.e. Jacobson ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Mora SecondaryB · 46% proficient
- Pine City SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Rush City SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grasston school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grasston 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 Grasston against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grasston
Is Grasston a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grasston ranks 23,789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, fast internet, and heat safety, and lowest on long commutes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Grasston expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,398. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $82,282 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Grasston safe?
Yes, Grasston is safer than 68% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $262 per resident a year.
Compare Grasston with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grasston. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grasston 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.
Grasston detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grasston: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grasston: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grasston: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grasston: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grasston 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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