Best PlacesNorth Lemmon, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Lemmon, 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.
North Lemmon ranks 17,354th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Lemmon
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.
North Lemmon's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Lemmon ranks high
- Short commute13.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 143 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
Where North Lemmon ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Lemmon
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Lemmon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,500, 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 North Lemmon's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Lemmon
North Lemmon 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 North Lemmon.
Who works in North Lemmon, and how
Work in North Lemmon centers on agriculture & forestry and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Lemmon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Lemmon.
What the weather is like in North Lemmon, month by month
North Lemmon sees roughly 143 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 18° | 7° |
| April | 58° | 41° | 26° |
| July | 89° | 71° | 54° |
| October | 61° | 44° | 29° |
Flying in and out of North Lemmon
The nearest airport, Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional, is about 61 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 441 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Lemmon
Schools across North Lemmon average a B−, better than 60% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hettinger Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Hettinger High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Lemmon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Lemmon 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 North Lemmon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Lemmon
Is North Lemmon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Lemmon ranks 17,354th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Lemmon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,600. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $62,500 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is North Lemmon safe?
North Lemmon is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $444 per resident a year.
Compare North Lemmon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Lemmon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Lemmon 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.
North Lemmon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Lemmon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Lemmon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Lemmon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Lemmon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Lemmon 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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