Best PlacesKathryn, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kathryn, 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.
Kathryn ranks 10,506th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kathryn
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.
Kathryn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kathryn ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
Where Kathryn ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kathryn
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kathryn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,618, 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 Kathryn's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Kathryn
Kathryn 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 Kathryn.
Who works in Kathryn, and how
Work in Kathryn centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kathryn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kathryn.
What the weather is like in Kathryn, month by month
Kathryn sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Kathryn
The nearest airport, Jamestown Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 263 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kathryn
Schools across Kathryn average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- S.g. Reinertsen ElementaryB+ · 51% proficient
- Enderlin Area Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Elementary SchoolB− · 39% proficient
- Horizon Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Litchville-marion High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Moorhead High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Valley City High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kathryn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kathryn 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 Kathryn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kathryn
Is Kathryn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kathryn ranks 10,506th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, health care access, and a stable housing market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kathryn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,280. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $79,618 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Kathryn safe?
Yes, Kathryn is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $361 per resident a year.
Compare Kathryn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kathryn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kathryn 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.
Kathryn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kathryn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kathryn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kathryn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kathryn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kathryn 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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