Best PlacesLeavenworth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Leavenworth, 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.
Leavenworth ranks 16,542nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Leavenworth
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.
Leavenworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Leavenworth ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Leavenworth ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Leavenworth
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Leavenworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,181, 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 Leavenworth's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 Leavenworth
Leavenworth runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Leavenworth.
Who works in Leavenworth, and how
Work in Leavenworth centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Leavenworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Leavenworth.
What the weather is like in Leavenworth, month by month
Leavenworth sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 16° | 9° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Leavenworth
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 89 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Leavenworth
Schools across Leavenworth average a B−, better than 62% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Springfield ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Comfrey ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Sleepy Eye ElementaryB− · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Sleepy Eye Sec.B · 47% proficient
- Springfield SecondaryC+ · 40% proficient
- Comfrey SecondaryC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Leavenworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Leavenworth
Is Leavenworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Leavenworth ranks 16,542nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, health care access, and the weather, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Leavenworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,341. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $83,181 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is Leavenworth safe?
Leavenworth is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Leavenworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Leavenworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Leavenworth 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.
Leavenworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Leavenworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Leavenworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Leavenworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Leavenworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Leavenworth 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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