Best PlacesJarrett, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jarrett, 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.
Jarrett ranks 15,499th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jarrett
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.
Jarrett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jarrett ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 79% of towns
Where Jarrett ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Jarrett
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jarrett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $83,279; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Jarrett's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Jarrett
Jarrett 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 Jarrett.
Who works in Jarrett, and how
Work in Jarrett centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jarrett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jarrett.
What the weather is like in Jarrett, month by month
Jarrett sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Jarrett
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jarrett
Schools across Jarrett average a B, better than 70% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville Pk-3A · 65% proficient
- Washington District-wide ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Zumbrota-mazeppa Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville JuniorA− · 54% proficient
- Kellogg MiddleB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainview-elgin-millville HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Century Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Lincoln SecondaryB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jarrett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jarrett 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 Jarrett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jarrett
Is Jarrett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jarrett ranks 15,499th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jarrett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,020. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $83,279 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Jarrett safe?
Yes, Jarrett is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $230 per resident a year.
Compare Jarrett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jarrett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jarrett 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.
Jarrett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jarrett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jarrett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jarrett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jarrett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jarrett 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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