Best PlacesMarcell, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Marcell, 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.
Marcell ranks 17,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Marcell
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.
Marcell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Marcell ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 86% of towns
Where Marcell ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 13% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Marcell
A household needs to earn about $87,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Marcell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,514, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Marcell's effective rate of 0.73%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Marcell
Marcell runs older than the country, 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 Marcell.
Who works in Marcell, and how
Work in Marcell centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Marcell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Marcell.
What the weather is like in Marcell, month by month
Marcell sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 11° | 3° |
| April | 50° | 39° | 29° |
| July | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| October | 54° | 44° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Marcell
The nearest airport, Range Regional, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Marcell
Schools across Marcell average a B, better than 73% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cohasset ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Vandyke ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- King 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
- Bigfork SecondaryC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Marcell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Marcell 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 Marcell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Marcell
Is Marcell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Marcell ranks 17,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, clean air, and state infrastructure, and lowest on distance from a big city and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Marcell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,993. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $74,514 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Marcell safe?
Yes, Marcell is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $276 per resident a year.
Compare Marcell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Marcell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Marcell 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.
Marcell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Marcell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Marcell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Marcell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Marcell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Marcell 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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