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.
#25. New Brighton
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 22,900
#24. Maple Grove
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 70,539
#23. Roseville
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 35,905
#22. West Lakeland Township
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 3,956
#21. Wayzata
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 4,363
#20. North Oaks
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 5,175
#19. St. Anthony
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 9,516
#18. Victoria
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 10,972
#17. Golden Valley
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 21,927
#16. Deephaven
– Niche grade: A
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 3,835
#15. St. Louis Park
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: B+
– Population: 49,541
#14. Shorewood
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 7,679
#13. Chanhassen
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 26,001
#12. Woodbury
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 76,945
#11. Eagan
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 68,158
#10. Minnetonka
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 53,256
#9. Arden Hills
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 9,737
#8. Mendota Heights
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 11,644
#7. Edina
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 53,125
#6. Plymouth
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 79,526
#5. Medina
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 6,858
#4. Shoreview
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A
– Population: 26,724
#3. Lauderdale
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 2,386
#2. Eden Prairie
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A+
– Population: 63,249
#1. Falcon Heights
– Niche grade: A+
– Public school grade: A-
– Population: 5,145