Best PlacesLourdes, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lourdes, 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.
Lourdes ranks 7,257th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lourdes
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.
Lourdes' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lourdes ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 133 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of towns
Where Lourdes ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lourdes
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lourdes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,164, 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 Lourdes' effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Lourdes
Lourdes's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lourdes.
Who works in Lourdes, and how
Work in Lourdes centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lourdes
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lourdes.
What the weather is like in Lourdes, month by month
Lourdes sees roughly 133 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 64° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Lourdes
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lourdes
Schools across Lourdes average a B+, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Hampton Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Hampton Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top high schools
- New Hampton High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Crestwood High SchoolA− · 66% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lourdes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lourdes 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 Lourdes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lourdes
Is Lourdes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lourdes ranks 7,257th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lourdes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,863. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $81,164 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Lourdes safe?
Yes, Lourdes is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Lourdes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lourdes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lourdes 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.
Lourdes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lourdes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lourdes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lourdes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lourdes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lourdes 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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