Best PlacesManvel, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manvel, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Manvel ranks 17,924th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Manvel
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.
Manvel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Manvel ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
Where Manvel ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$941 a month, better than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Manvel
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Manvel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,097, 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 Manvel'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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Manvel
Manvel runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manvel.
Who works in Manvel, and how
Work in Manvel centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Manvel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manvel.
What the weather is like in Manvel, month by month
Manvel sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 2. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 10° | 2° |
| April | 51° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 84° | 71° | 59° |
| October | 56° | 45° | 35° |
Flying in and out of Manvel
The nearest airport, Grand Forks International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 291 miles away.
The best schools in and around Manvel
Schools across Manvel average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Manvel Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Midway Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Minto Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Midway High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Minto High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manvel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manvel 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 Manvel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manvel
Is Manvel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manvel ranks 17,924th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manvel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,100. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $74,097 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Manvel safe?
Yes, Manvel is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Manvel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manvel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manvel 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.
Manvel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manvel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manvel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manvel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manvel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manvel 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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