Best PlacesKinbrae, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kinbrae, 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.
Kinbrae ranks 21,124th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kinbrae
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.
Kinbrae's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kinbrae ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 124 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Kinbrae ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 15% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kinbrae
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kinbrae home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,277, 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 Kinbrae's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 Kinbrae
Kinbrae runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kinbrae.
Who works in Kinbrae, and how
Work in Kinbrae centers on agriculture & forestry 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 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Kinbrae
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kinbrae.
What the weather is like in Kinbrae, month by month
Kinbrae sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 17° | 9° |
| April | 57° | 44° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 48° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Kinbrae
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kinbrae
Schools across Kinbrae average a C+, better than 45% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fulda ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Round Lake-brewster ElementaryC · 33% proficient
- Heron Lake-okabena ElementaryC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Round Lake-brewster Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Fulda SecondaryC+ · 35% proficient
- Heron Lake-okabena SecondaryD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kinbrae school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kinbrae 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 Kinbrae against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kinbrae
Is Kinbrae a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kinbrae ranks 21,124th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, the weather, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kinbrae expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,288. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $76,277 median income, cost of living beats 64% of towns.
Is Kinbrae safe?
Yes, Kinbrae is safer than 67% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $252 per resident a year.
Compare Kinbrae with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kinbrae. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kinbrae 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.
Kinbrae detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kinbrae: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kinbrae: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kinbrae: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kinbrae: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kinbrae 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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