Best PlacesKutzky Park, Rochester, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kutzky Park, Rochester, 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.
Kutzky Park, Rochester ranks 1,444th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kutzky Park, Rochester
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.
Kutzky Park, Rochester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kutzky Park, Rochester ranks high
- Short commute13.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Kutzky Park, Rochester ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Kutzky Park, Rochester
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kutzky Park, Rochester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,113, 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 Kutzky Park, Rochester's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 Kutzky Park, Rochester
Kutzky Park, Rochester runs younger 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 Kutzky Park, Rochester.
Who works in Kutzky Park, Rochester, and how
Work in Kutzky Park, Rochester centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Kutzky Park, Rochester
Kutzky Park, Rochester has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 97% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Kutzky Park, Rochester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Kutzky Park, Rochester, month by month
Kutzky Park, Rochester sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Kutzky Park, Rochester
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 69 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kutzky Park, Rochester
Schools across Kutzky Park, Rochester average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Washington District-wide ElementaryA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- John Adams MiddleC · 31% proficient
- Willow Creek MiddleD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Mayo Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
- John Marshall Senior HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kutzky Park, Rochester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kutzky Park, Rochester 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 Kutzky Park, Rochester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Kutzky Park, Rochester
Is Kutzky Park, Rochester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kutzky Park, Rochester ranks 1,444th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, heat safety, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kutzky Park, Rochester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,721. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,113 median income, cost of living beats 68% of neighborhoods.
Is Kutzky Park, Rochester safe?
Yes, Kutzky Park, Rochester is safer than 74% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $370 per resident a year.
Compare Kutzky Park, Rochester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kutzky Park, Rochester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kutzky Park, Rochester 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.
Kutzky Park, Rochester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kutzky Park, Rochester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kutzky Park, Rochester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kutzky Park, Rochester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kutzky Park, Rochester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kutzky Park, Rochester 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.