Best PlacesMarble, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marble, 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.
Marble ranks 24,553rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marble
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.
Marble's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marble ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 123 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- BikingBetter than 82% of towns
Where Marble ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$989 a month, better than only 25% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 31% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marble
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marble home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,748, 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 Marble's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Marble
Marble'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 Marble.
Who works in Marble, and how
Work in Marble centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Marble
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marble.
What the weather is like in Marble, month by month
Marble sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 12° | 3° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 57° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Marble
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marble
Schools across Marble average a B, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vandyke ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Robert J. Elkington Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Greenway MiddleC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Rapids Senior HighA− · 63% proficient
- Greenway Senior HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marble school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marble 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 Marble against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marble
Is Marble a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marble ranks 24,553rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, state infrastructure, and clean air, and lowest on civic engagement 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 Marble expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,360. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $65,748 median income, cost of living beats 43% of towns.
Is Marble safe?
Marble is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Marble with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marble. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marble 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.
Marble detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marble: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marble: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marble: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marble: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marble 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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