Best PlacesImogene, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Imogene, 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.
Imogene ranks 14,658th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Imogene
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.
Imogene's strengths and weaknesses
Where Imogene ranks high
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$94,163 median, better than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 117 pleasant days a year, better than 78% of towns
Where Imogene ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,119 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Imogene
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Imogene home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,163, 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 Imogene's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Imogene
Imogene runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Imogene.
Who works in Imogene, and how
Work in Imogene centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Imogene
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Imogene.
What the weather is like in Imogene, month by month
Imogene sees roughly 117 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 17° | 10° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Imogene
The nearest airport, Mason City Municipal, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Imogene
Schools across Imogene average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Granada Huntley East Chain Elem SchC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Granada Huntley East Chain Middle SC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairmont Jr./sr. High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Granada Huntley East Chain High SchC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Imogene school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Imogene 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 Imogene against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Imogene
Is Imogene a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Imogene ranks 14,658th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and high incomes, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Imogene expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $232,561. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $94,163 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Imogene safe?
Yes, Imogene is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $242 per resident a year.
Compare Imogene with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Imogene. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Imogene 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.
Imogene detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Imogene: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Imogene: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Imogene: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Imogene: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Imogene 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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