Best PlacesWasioja, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wasioja, 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.
Wasioja ranks 3,172nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wasioja
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.
Wasioja's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wasioja ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 186 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
Where Wasioja ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wasioja
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wasioja home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,191, 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 Wasioja's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Wasioja
Wasioja runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wasioja.
Who works in Wasioja, and how
Work in Wasioja centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wasioja
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wasioja.
What the weather is like in Wasioja, month by month
Wasioja sees roughly 186 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 81 degrees. January highs sit near 24, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 16° | 10° |
| April | 55° | 44° | 35° |
| July | 81° | 71° | 62° |
| October | 59° | 48° | 40° |
Flying in and out of Wasioja
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 59 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wasioja
Schools across Wasioja average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kasson-mantorville ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Triton ElementaryB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kasson-mantorville Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Triton Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Kasson-mantorville Senior HighB− · 42% proficient
- Triton High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wasioja school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wasioja 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 Wasioja against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wasioja
Is Wasioja a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wasioja ranks 3,172nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on walkability and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wasioja expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,514. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $109,191 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Wasioja safe?
Yes, Wasioja is safer than 95% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $161 per resident a year.
Compare Wasioja with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wasioja. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wasioja 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.
Wasioja detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wasioja: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wasioja: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wasioja: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wasioja: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wasioja 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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