Best PlacesJohnsburg, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Johnsburg, 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.
Johnsburg ranks 6,690th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Johnsburg
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.
Johnsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Johnsburg ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 201 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Johnsburg ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Johnsburg
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Johnsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,525, 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 Johnsburg'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 Johnsburg
Johnsburg runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Johnsburg.
Who works in Johnsburg, and how
Work in Johnsburg centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Johnsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Johnsburg.
What the weather is like in Johnsburg, month by month
Johnsburg sees roughly 201 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Johnsburg
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Johnsburg
Schools across Johnsburg average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southland ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Lyle ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southland MiddleC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Austin Senior HighC+ · 36% proficient
- Southland Senior HighC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Johnsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Johnsburg 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 Johnsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Johnsburg
Is Johnsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Johnsburg ranks 6,690th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Johnsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $261,612. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $91,525 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Johnsburg safe?
Yes, Johnsburg is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare Johnsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Johnsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Johnsburg 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.
Johnsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Johnsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Johnsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Johnsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Johnsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Johnsburg 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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