Best PlacesWolverton, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wolverton, 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.
Wolverton ranks 12,824th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wolverton
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.
Wolverton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wolverton ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 93% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 140 pleasant days a year, better than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Wolverton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 20% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wolverton
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wolverton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,247, 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 Wolverton's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Wolverton
Wolverton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wolverton.
Who works in Wolverton, and how
Work in Wolverton centers on agriculture & forestry and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Wolverton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wolverton.
What the weather is like in Wolverton, month by month
Wolverton sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 20, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 12° | 5° |
| April | 51° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 57° | 46° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Wolverton
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wolverton
Schools across Wolverton average a B, better than 71% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Barnesville ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Rothsay ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
- Breckenridge ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Breckenridge MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Breckenridge Senior HighB− · 43% proficient
- Rothsay SecondaryB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wolverton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wolverton 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 Wolverton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wolverton
Is Wolverton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wolverton ranks 12,824th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a stable housing market, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wolverton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,335. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $89,247 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Wolverton safe?
Yes, Wolverton is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $238 per resident a year.
Compare Wolverton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wolverton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wolverton 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.
Wolverton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wolverton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wolverton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wolverton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wolverton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wolverton 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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