Best PlacesKenneth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kenneth, 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.
Kenneth ranks 16,762nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kenneth
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.
Kenneth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kenneth ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 130 pleasant days a year, better than 85% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Kenneth ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kenneth
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kenneth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,128, 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 Kenneth's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kenneth
Kenneth runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kenneth.
Who works in Kenneth, and how
Work in Kenneth centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Kenneth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kenneth.
What the weather is like in Kenneth, month by month
Kenneth sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 60° | 47° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Kenneth
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 161 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kenneth
Schools across Kenneth average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Luverne ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Adrian ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Edgerton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Luverne MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
- Adrian MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Luverne Senior HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Adrian SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kenneth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kenneth 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 Kenneth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kenneth
Is Kenneth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kenneth ranks 16,762nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, heat safety, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kenneth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,253. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $65,128 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Kenneth safe?
Yes, Kenneth is safer than 83% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
Compare Kenneth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kenneth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kenneth 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.
Kenneth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kenneth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kenneth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kenneth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kenneth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kenneth 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.