Best PlacesIvanhoe, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ivanhoe, 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.
Ivanhoe ranks 11,281st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ivanhoe
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.
Ivanhoe's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ivanhoe ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 93% of towns
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 84% of towns
Where Ivanhoe ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ivanhoe
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ivanhoe home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,193, 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 Ivanhoe's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe.
Who works in Ivanhoe, and how
Work in Ivanhoe centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Ivanhoe
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ivanhoe.
What the weather is like in Ivanhoe, month by month
Ivanhoe sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 19° | 11° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Ivanhoe
The nearest airport, Watertown Regional, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ivanhoe
Schools across Ivanhoe average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elementary - IvanhoeA · 68% proficient
- Hendricks ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Lake Benton ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Hendricks Senior HighA · 75% proficient
- Minneota SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Rtr Secondary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ivanhoe school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ivanhoe
Is Ivanhoe a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ivanhoe ranks 11,281st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on civic engagement and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ivanhoe expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,412. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $57,193 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Ivanhoe safe?
Yes, Ivanhoe is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare Ivanhoe with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ivanhoe. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ivanhoe 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.
Ivanhoe detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ivanhoe: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ivanhoe: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ivanhoe: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ivanhoe: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ivanhoe 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.