Best PlacesSunburg, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sunburg, 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.
Sunburg ranks 11,323rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sunburg
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.
Sunburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sunburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Sunburg ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 16% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Short commute30.3 minutes each way, better than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sunburg
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sunburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,394, 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 Sunburg's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 Sunburg
Sunburg 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 Sunburg.
Who works in Sunburg, and how
Work in Sunburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sunburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sunburg.
What the weather is like in Sunburg, month by month
Sunburg sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 8. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 8° |
| April | 54° | 43° | 34° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 63° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Sunburg
The nearest airport, St. Cloud Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sunburg
Schools across Sunburg average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Prairie Woods ElementaryA− · 59% proficient
- Murdock ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Belgrade-brooten-elrosa ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- New London-spicer MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- New London-spicer Sr.B+ · 57% proficient
- Belgrade-brooten-elrosa Sec.C · 33% proficient
- Kerkhoven SecondaryC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sunburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sunburg 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 Sunburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sunburg
Is Sunburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sunburg ranks 11,323rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, health care access, and state infrastructure, and lowest on empty homes and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sunburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $300,072. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $82,394 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Sunburg safe?
Yes, Sunburg is safer than 82% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Sunburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sunburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sunburg 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.
Sunburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sunburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sunburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sunburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sunburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sunburg 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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