Best PlacesHanska, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hanska, 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.
Hanska ranks 12,389th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hanska
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.
Hanska's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hanska ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 118 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
Where Hanska ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 26% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hanska
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hanska home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,076, 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 Hanska's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Hanska
Hanska's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Hanska.
Who works in Hanska, and how
Work in Hanska centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hanska
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hanska.
What the weather is like in Hanska, month by month
Hanska sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 9° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Hanska
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 80 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hanska
Schools across Hanska average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Madelia ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Sleepy Eye ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
- Jefferson ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- New Ulm High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Sleepy Eye Sec.B · 47% proficient
- Madelia SecondaryC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hanska school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hanska 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 Hanska against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hanska
Is Hanska a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hanska ranks 12,389th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hanska expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,898. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $77,076 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Hanska safe?
Yes, Hanska is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $226 per resident a year.
Compare Hanska with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hanska. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hanska 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.
Hanska detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hanska: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hanska: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hanska: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hanska: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hanska 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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