Best PlacesHackett, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hackett, 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.
Hackett ranks 25,031st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hackett
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.
Hackett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hackett ranks high
- Short commute11.3 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 91% of towns
Where Hackett ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,119 a month, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hackett
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hackett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,631, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hackett's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Hackett
Hackett runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hackett.
Who works in Hackett, and how
Work in Hackett centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Hackett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hackett.
What the weather is like in Hackett, month by month
Hackett sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 18, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 81° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Hackett
The nearest airport, Falls International/Einarson Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 281 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hackett
Schools across Hackett average a C, better than 37% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warroad ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Lake Of The Woods ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Warroad High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Lake Of The Woods SecondaryC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hackett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hackett 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 Hackett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hackett
Is Hackett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hackett ranks 25,031st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and health care access, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hackett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,860. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $58,631 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Hackett safe?
Hackett is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Hackett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hackett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hackett 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.
Hackett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hackett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hackett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hackett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hackett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hackett 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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