Best places to live in the Minneapolis metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Minneapolis metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Minneapolis metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. New Brighton

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 22,900

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#24. Maple Grove

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 70,539

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#23. Roseville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,905

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#22. West Lakeland Township

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,956

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#21. Wayzata

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 4,363

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#20. North Oaks

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 5,175

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#19. St. Anthony

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,516

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#18. Victoria

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 10,972

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#17. Golden Valley

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 21,927

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#16. Deephaven

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,835

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#15. St. Louis Park

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 49,541

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#14. Shorewood

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 7,679

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#13. Chanhassen

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 26,001

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#12. Woodbury

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 76,945

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#11. Eagan

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 68,158

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#10. Minnetonka

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 53,256

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#9. Arden Hills

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 9,737

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#8. Mendota Heights

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 11,644

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#7. Edina

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 53,125

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#6. Plymouth

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 79,526

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#5. Medina

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 6,858

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#4. Shoreview

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 26,724

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#3. Lauderdale

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,386

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#2. Eden Prairie

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 63,249

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#1. Falcon Heights

- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 5,145

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