Best PlacesMoland, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moland, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moland ranks 7,328th 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 Moland
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.
Moland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moland ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 181 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Moland ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,079 a month, better than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 38% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moland
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,872, 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 Moland's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 Moland
Moland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Moland.
Who works in Moland, and how
Work in Moland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Moland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Moland.
What the weather is like in Moland, month by month
Moland sees roughly 181 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 61° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Moland
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moland
Schools across Moland average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kenyon-wanamingo ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kenyon-wanamingo MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Kenyon-wanamingo Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moland 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 Moland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moland
Is Moland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moland ranks 7,328th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, cell coverage, and state infrastructure, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Moland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $292,385. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $88,872 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Moland safe?
Yes, Moland is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Moland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moland 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.
Moland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moland 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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