GoodviewMN
A town of 4,122, settled in 1950.
Why does Goodview grade so well?
Because it does well by almost any measure. Goodview earns an A, 58th of 271 graded towns in Minnesota. It reports less crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns and it is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a C+, is in schools. Goodview’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On history, just 9 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Goodview's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 91% of U.S. towns.
What makes Goodview stand out
Where Goodview beats most towns.
How Goodview grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Goodview is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Goodview: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Goodview, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Goodview.
Goodview trades workers with Winona and other neighbors, sees little violent crime and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
Less crime per resident than almost any U.S. town
Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Goodview is 0 per 1,000 residents. Among 167 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower violent crime rate than Goodview.
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Public schools in Goodview fall behind 59% of Minnesota districts
Its public schools are run by the Winona Area Public School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodview ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 209 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Goodview earns an A− for health
28% of Goodview adults sleep under 7 hours. Goodview beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Goodview adults binge drink.
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Goodview | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Goodview has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons average 82.5°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 90% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 7.7°.
Goodview has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Goodview’s January low is 8°F. About 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 8°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 83°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Goodview’s working residents commute to Winona
Goodview has about as many jobs (2,262) as working residents, but only 165 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 13.4 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave Goodview for work: only 8% work in town. 6.2% of workers work from home in Goodview. The top destinations are Winona (60%), Rochester (7%) and La Crosse (2%).
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 6.2% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Goodview faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Goodview.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
An age mix much like Minnesota’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Minnesota average. 35% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Goodview | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 22% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.6% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Goodview has set aside 2.6% of its land for conservation
0.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
| Goodview | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Michael LaCaine Memorial Park | — | 11 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Goodview Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Goodview sells for about $193K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Goodview
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Goodview
About 6 of every 100 Goodview residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Goodview
City in Minnesota, United States
Goodview is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,158 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 669 ft
- Area code
- 507
Goodview’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Goodview.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodview | #58 | A | B | A+ | C+ | A− |
| Rollingstone Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Winona | #230 | B− | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Minnesota City | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rollingstone Township and Minnesota City aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Goodview with a neighbor →
Questions about Goodview
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goodview, MN a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Goodview grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #58 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health, A+ for safety and C+ for schools.
Is Goodview, MN expensive?
The typical home is worth about $254,000, 27% below the Minnesota typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.