Best PlacesMoney Creek, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Money Creek, 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.
Money Creek ranks 11,074th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Money Creek
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.
Money Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Money Creek ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 122 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of towns
Where Money Creek ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cheap childcare$980 a month, better than only 26% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Money Creek
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Money Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,115, 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 Money Creek's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Money Creek
Money Creek's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Money Creek.
Who works in Money Creek, and how
Work in Money Creek centers on retail trade 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 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Money Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Money Creek.
What the weather is like in Money Creek, month by month
Money Creek sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 21° | 14° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Money Creek
The nearest airport, La Crosse Regional, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around Money Creek
Schools across Money Creek average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Houston ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Rushford-peterson ElementaryB · 48% proficient
- Washington-kosciusko ElementaryB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rushford-peterson MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Winona MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Houston SecondaryB− · 42% proficient
- Rushford-peterson Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Winona Senior HighC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Money Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Money Creek 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 Money Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Money Creek
Is Money Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Money Creek ranks 11,074th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, an educated workforce, and health care access, and lowest on biking and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Money Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,927. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $91,115 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Money Creek safe?
Yes, Money Creek is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare Money Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Money Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Money Creek 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.
Money Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Money Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Money Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Money Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Money Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Money Creek 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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