Best PlacesKindred, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kindred, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kindred ranks 700th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kindred
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.
Kindred's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kindred ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
Where Kindred ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 28% of towns
- Cheap childcare$944 a month, better than only 31% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kindred
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kindred home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,564, 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 Kindred's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 Kindred
Kindred runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kindred.
Who works in Kindred, and how
Work in Kindred centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kindred
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kindred.
What the weather is like in Kindred, month by month
Kindred sees roughly 137 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 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 | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 57° | 46° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Kindred
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kindred
Schools across Kindred average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kindred Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
- Central Cass Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Richland Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central Cass Middle SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Kindred High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Central Cass High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Richland Junior-senior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kindred school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kindred 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 Kindred against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kindred
Is Kindred a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kindred ranks 700th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, heat safety, and walkability, and lowest on disaster risk and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kindred expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $338,340. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $120,564 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Kindred safe?
Yes, Kindred is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $183 per resident a year.
Compare Kindred with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kindred. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kindred 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.
Kindred detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kindred: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kindred: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kindred: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kindred: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kindred 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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