Best PlacesMayville, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mayville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Mayville ranks 5,199th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mayville
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.
Mayville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mayville ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 202 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
Where Mayville ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mayville
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mayville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,972, 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 Mayville's effective rate of 0.85%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mayville
Mayville 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 Mayville.
Who works in Mayville, and how
Work in Mayville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mayville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mayville.
What the weather is like in Mayville, month by month
Mayville sees roughly 202 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 45° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 63° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Mayville
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mayville
Schools across Mayville average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Blooming Prairie ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Hayfield ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- I.j. Holton Intermediate SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Austin Senior HighC+ · 36% proficient
- Blooming Prairie SecondaryC+ · 35% proficient
- Hayfield SecondaryC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mayville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mayville 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 Mayville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mayville
Is Mayville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mayville ranks 5,199th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on tree cover and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mayville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,533. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $98,972 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Mayville safe?
Yes, Mayville is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $176 per resident a year.
Compare Mayville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mayville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mayville 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.
Mayville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mayville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mayville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mayville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mayville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mayville 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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