Best PlacesRuthville, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ruthville, 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.
Ruthville ranks 4,647th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ruthville
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.
Ruthville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ruthville ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of towns
Where Ruthville ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Cheap childcare$976 a month, better than only 26% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 31% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ruthville
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ruthville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $102,690; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Ruthville's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ruthville
Ruthville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ruthville.
Who works in Ruthville, and how
Work in Ruthville centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ruthville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ruthville.
What the weather is like in Ruthville, month by month
Ruthville sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 7. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 15° | 7° |
| April | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 86° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 57° | 45° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Ruthville
The nearest airport, Minot International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 447 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ruthville
Schools across Ruthville average a B, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bell Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Burlington-des Lacs Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- South Prairie Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jim Hill Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Des Lacs-burlington High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- South Prairie High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ruthville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ruthville 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 Ruthville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ruthville
Is Ruthville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ruthville ranks 4,647th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, 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 Ruthville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,535. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $102,690 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Ruthville safe?
Yes, Ruthville is safer than 66% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Ruthville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ruthville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ruthville 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.
Ruthville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ruthville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ruthville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ruthville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ruthville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ruthville 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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