Best PlacesShotley, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shotley, 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.
Shotley ranks 37,035th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shotley
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.
Shotley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shotley ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 153 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Shotley ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,119 a month, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Shotley
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shotley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,803, 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 Shotley's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Shotley
Shotley 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 Shotley.
Who works in Shotley, and how
Work in Shotley centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Shotley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Shotley.
What the weather is like in Shotley, month by month
Shotley sees roughly 153 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 19, with lows near 3. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19° | 11° | 3° |
| April | 49° | 39° | 30° |
| July | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 54° | 45° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Shotley
The nearest airport, Bemidji Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 229 miles away.
The best schools in and around Shotley
Schools across Shotley average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kelliher ElementaryC · 32% proficient
- Ponemah ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Red Lake Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Kelliher SecondaryD+ · 24% proficient
- Red Lake SecondaryD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shotley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shotley 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 Shotley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Shotley
Is Shotley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shotley ranks 37,035th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state infrastructure, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shotley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $188,017. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $71,803 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Shotley safe?
Shotley is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $792 per resident a year.
Compare Shotley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shotley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shotley 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.
Shotley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shotley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shotley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shotley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shotley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shotley 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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