Best PlacesMazeppa, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mazeppa, 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.
Mazeppa ranks 5,743rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mazeppa
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.
Mazeppa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mazeppa ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$100,578 median, better than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Mazeppa ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$980 a month, better than only 26% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 32% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mazeppa
A household needs to earn about $90,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mazeppa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,578, 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 Mazeppa's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Mazeppa
Mazeppa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mazeppa.
Who works in Mazeppa, and how
Work in Mazeppa centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mazeppa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mazeppa.
What the weather is like in Mazeppa, month by month
Mazeppa sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mazeppa
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mazeppa
Schools across Mazeppa average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Island ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Plainview-elgin-millville Pk-3A · 65% proficient
- Goodhue ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Island MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Plainview-elgin-millville JuniorA− · 54% proficient
- Zumbrota-mazeppa Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Island SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Plainview-elgin-millville HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Zumbrota-mazeppa Senior HighB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mazeppa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mazeppa 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 Mazeppa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mazeppa
Is Mazeppa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mazeppa ranks 5,743rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, state infrastructure, and health care access, and lowest on taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mazeppa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $334,975. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $100,578 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Mazeppa safe?
Yes, Mazeppa is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $159 per resident a year.
Compare Mazeppa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mazeppa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mazeppa 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.
Mazeppa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mazeppa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mazeppa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mazeppa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mazeppa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mazeppa 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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