Best PlacesWest Concord, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Concord, 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.
West Concord ranks 11,215th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Concord
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.
West Concord's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Concord ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 186 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
Where West Concord ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$951 a month, better than only 29% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Concord
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Concord home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,226, 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 West Concord's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 West Concord
West Concord's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Concord.
Who works in West Concord, and how
Work in West Concord centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in West Concord
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Concord.
What the weather is like in West Concord, month by month
West Concord 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 West Concord
The nearest airport, Rochester International, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Concord
Schools across West Concord average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kasson-mantorville ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Pine Island ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pine Island MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Kasson-mantorville Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo MiddleC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Pine Island SecondaryA− · 62% proficient
- Kasson-mantorville Senior HighB− · 42% proficient
- Kenyon-wanamingo Senior HighC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Concord school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Concord 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 West Concord against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Concord
Is West Concord a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Concord ranks 11,215th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, state infrastructure, and heat safety, and lowest on taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Concord expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,377. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $85,226 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is West Concord safe?
West Concord is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $393 per resident a year.
Compare West Concord with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Concord. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Concord 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.
West Concord detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Concord: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Concord: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Concord: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Concord: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Concord 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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