Best PlacesTrimont, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trimont, 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.
Trimont ranks 25,635th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Trimont
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.
Trimont's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trimont ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 125 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of towns
- Short commute21.4 minutes each way, better than 82% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of towns
Where Trimont ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,119 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trimont
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trimont home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,741, 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 Trimont's effective rate of 0.86%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trimont
Trimont's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Trimont.
Who works in Trimont, and how
Work in Trimont centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Trimont
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trimont.
What the weather is like in Trimont, month by month
Trimont sees roughly 125 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 44° | 36° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Trimont
The nearest airport, Mason City Municipal, is about 81 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 Trimont
Schools across Trimont average a C+, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Trimont ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Butterfield ElementaryD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin County West Junior HighD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Martin County West Senior HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Butterfield SecondaryD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trimont school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trimont 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 Trimont against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trimont
Is Trimont a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trimont ranks 25,635th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, civic engagement, and the weather, and lowest on childcare costs and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trimont expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,454. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $61,741 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Trimont safe?
Trimont is safer than 45% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $317 per resident a year.
Compare Trimont with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trimont. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trimont 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.
Trimont detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trimont: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trimont: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trimont: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trimont: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trimont 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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