Best PlacesKeewatin, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Keewatin, 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.
Keewatin ranks 34,061st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Keewatin
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.
Keewatin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Keewatin ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
Where Keewatin ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$53,355 median, better than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Keewatin
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Keewatin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,355, 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 Keewatin's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Keewatin
Keewatin'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 Keewatin.
Who works in Keewatin, and how
Work in Keewatin centers on retail trade 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 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Keewatin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Keewatin.
What the weather is like in Keewatin, month by month
Keewatin sees roughly 121 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 0. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 9° | 0° |
| April | 49° | 36° | 26° |
| July | 79° | 65° | 52° |
| October | 52° | 42° | 34° |
Flying in and out of Keewatin
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around Keewatin
Schools across Keewatin average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln ElementaryB+ · 54% proficient
- Keewatin-nashwauk Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Hibbing HighB · 45% proficient
- Nashwauk SecondaryC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Keewatin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Keewatin 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 Keewatin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Keewatin
Is Keewatin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Keewatin ranks 34,061st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, walkability, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market 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 Keewatin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,853. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $53,355 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Keewatin safe?
Keewatin is safer than 24% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $419 per resident a year.
Compare Keewatin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Keewatin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Keewatin 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.
Keewatin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Keewatin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Keewatin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Keewatin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Keewatin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Keewatin 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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