Best PlacesLismore, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lismore, 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.
Lismore ranks 14,793rd 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 Lismore
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.
Lismore's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lismore ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute19.5 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
Where Lismore ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$989 a month, better than only 25% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lismore
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lismore home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,034, 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 Lismore's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lismore
Lismore runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lismore.
Who works in Lismore, and how
Work in Lismore centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Lismore
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lismore.
What the weather is like in Lismore, month by month
Lismore sees roughly 132 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 Lismore
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lismore
Schools across Lismore average a B−, better than 59% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Adrian ElementaryB · 45% proficient
- Edgerton ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- 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 Lismore school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lismore 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 Lismore against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lismore
Is Lismore a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lismore ranks 14,793rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low crime, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lismore expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,002. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $69,034 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Lismore safe?
Yes, Lismore is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Lismore with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lismore. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lismore 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.
Lismore detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lismore: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lismore: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lismore: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lismore: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lismore 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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