Best PlacesIverson, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Iverson, 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.
Iverson ranks 24,549th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Iverson
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.
Iverson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Iverson ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Short commute22.5 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Iverson ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 22% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Iverson
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Iverson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,353, 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 Iverson's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Iverson
Iverson's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Iverson.
Who works in Iverson, and how
Work in Iverson centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Iverson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Iverson.
What the weather is like in Iverson, month by month
Iverson sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 22, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 14° | 7° |
| April | 48° | 38° | 29° |
| July | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Iverson
The nearest airport, Duluth International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Iverson
Schools across Iverson average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Terrace ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Washington ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cloquet MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Cloquet SeniorB · 48% proficient
- Barnum SecondaryB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Iverson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Iverson 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 Iverson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Iverson
Is Iverson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Iverson ranks 24,549th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on heat safety, state infrastructure, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Iverson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,806. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $74,353 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Iverson safe?
Iverson is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $369 per resident a year.
Compare Iverson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Iverson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Iverson 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.
Iverson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Iverson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Iverson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Iverson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Iverson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Iverson 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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