WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026

Best Neighborhoods
in Minnesota

Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.

25 neighborhoods reviewed
1 "Settle here" picks
20 "Good for now" picks

#1 Pick in Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minneapolis is the top-rated neighborhood in Minnesota — our highest verdict.

Top 25 Neighborhoods in Minnesota

#1

Minneapolis

Settle here

Minneapolis, MN

Price

$390K

Walk

93/100

Schools

5.7/10

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#2

Saint Paul

Good for now

Saint Paul, MN

Price

$445K

Walk

42/100

Schools

6.1/10

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#3

Woodbury

Good for now

Woodbury, MN

Price

$366K

Walk

26/100

Schools

5.4/10

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#4

Saint Paul

Good for now

Saint Paul, MN

Price

$277K

Walk

40/100

Schools

6.1/10

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#5

Minneapolis

Good for now

Minneapolis, MN

Price

$339K

Walk

26/100

Schools

5.7/10

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#6

Saint Paul

Good for now

Saint Paul, MN

Price

$345K

Walk

20/100

Schools

6.1/10

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#7

Edina

Good for now

Edina, MN

Price

$317K

Walk

29/100

Schools

5.1/10

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#8

Eagan

Good for now

Eagan, MN

Price

$328K

Walk

30/100

Schools

4.5/10

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#9

Apple Valley

Good for now

Apple Valley, MN

Price

$333K

Walk

9/100

Schools

4.3/10

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#10

Rochester

Good for now

Rochester, MN

Price

$270K

Walk

20/100

Schools

4.4/10

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#11

Maple Grove

Good for now

Maple Grove, MN

Price

$336K

Schools

4.1/10

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#12

Minnetonka

Good for now

Minnetonka, MN

Price

$452K

Schools

4/10

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#13

Moorhead

Good for now

Moorhead, MN

Price

$237K

Walk

4/100

Schools

5.9/10

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#14

St. Cloud

Good for now

St. Cloud, MN

Price

$247K

Schools

5.3/10

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#15

Minneapolis

Good for now

Minneapolis, MN

Price

$313K

Walk

16/100

Schools

5.9/10

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#16

Bloomington

Good for now

Bloomington, MN

Price

$284K

Schools

4.8/10

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#17

Plymouth

Good for now

Plymouth, MN

Price

$429K

Schools

5/10

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#18

Duluth

Good for now

Duluth, MN

Price

$451K

Schools

4.6/10

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#19

Coon Rapids

Good for now

Coon Rapids, MN

Price

$255K

Schools

4.5/10

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#20

Burnsville

Good for now

Burnsville, MN

Price

$309K

Schools

4.4/10

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#21

St. Paul

Think twice

St. Paul, MN

Price

$245K

Walk

65/100

Schools

6/10

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#22

Shakopee

Good for now

Shakopee, MN

Price

$354K

Walk

11/100

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#23

Minneapolis

Think twice

Minneapolis, MN

Price

$571K

Walk

37/100

Schools

5.4/10

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#24

Minneapolis

Think twice

Minneapolis, MN

Price

$373K

Walk

60/100

Schools

5.6/10

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#25

Brooklyn Park

Think twice

Brooklyn Park, MN

Price

$265K

Walk

16/100

Schools

5/10

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How we rank neighborhoods in Minnesota

Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Minnesota average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.

Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.

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