Best PlacesLuverne, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Luverne, 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.
Luverne ranks 5,717th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Luverne
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.
Luverne's strengths and weaknesses
Where Luverne ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute16.6 minutes each way, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
Where Luverne ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 23% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Luverne
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Luverne home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,098, 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 Luverne's effective rate of 0.80%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Luverne
Luverne's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Luverne.
Who works in Luverne, and how
Work in Luverne centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Luverne
Luverne has more restaurants and bars per resident than 77% of towns and more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Luverne and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Luverne, month by month
Luverne sees roughly 127 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 Luverne
The nearest airport, Joe Foss Field, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Eppley Airfield, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Luverne
Schools across Luverne average a B+, better than 75% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hills-beaver Creek ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Luverne ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Luverne MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Luverne Senior HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Luverne school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Luverne 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 Luverne against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Luverne
Is Luverne a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Luverne ranks 5,717th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, biking, and walkability, and lowest on noise 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 Luverne expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,709. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $73,098 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Luverne safe?
Yes, Luverne is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $219 per resident a year.
Compare Luverne with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Luverne. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Luverne 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.
Luverne detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Luverne: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Luverne: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Luverne: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Luverne: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Luverne 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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