Best PlacesHazen, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hazen, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hazen ranks 6,903rd 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 Hazen
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.
Hazen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hazen ranks high
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 136 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 86% of towns
Where Hazen ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$989 a month, better than only 25% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hazen
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hazen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,286, 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 Hazen's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Hazen
Hazen 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 Hazen.
Who works in Hazen, and how
Work in Hazen centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Hazen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hazen.
What the weather is like in Hazen, month by month
Hazen sees roughly 136 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 6. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 15° | 6° |
| April | 54° | 40° | 28° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 57° |
| October | 56° | 43° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Hazen
The nearest airport, Bismarck Municipal, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 436 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hazen
Schools across Hazen average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hazen Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Center-stanton Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Beulah Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Hazen Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Beulah Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Hazen High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Center-stanton High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Beulah High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hazen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hazen 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 Hazen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hazen
Is Hazen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hazen ranks 6,903rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, walkability, and low taxes, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hazen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,337. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $88,286 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Hazen safe?
Yes, Hazen is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Hazen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hazen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hazen 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.
Hazen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hazen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hazen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hazen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hazen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hazen 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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