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Best places to live in Greater Minneapolis

85 places with 2,167,203 residents within about 40 km of Minneapolis, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Minneapolis, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Chanhassen
    Minnesota, 25,332 residents    79
  2. 2Savage (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 30,391 residents    76
  3. 3Chaska
    Minnesota, 25,199 residents    75
  4. 4Victoria (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 8,676 residents    74
  5. 5Hugo (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 14,388 residents    74
  6. 6Stillwater (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 18,924 residents    73
  7. 7Andover (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 32,213 residents    73
  8. 8Grant (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 4,147 residents    73
  9. 9Blaine (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,124 residents    73
  10. 10Carver (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 4,311 residents    73

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For retired couples

  1. 1Stillwater (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 18,924 residents    71
  2. 2Chanhassen
    Minnesota, 25,332 residents    71
  3. 3Hugo (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 14,388 residents    70
  4. 4Chaska
    Minnesota, 25,199 residents    69
  5. 5Victoria (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 8,676 residents    69
  6. 6Grant (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 4,147 residents    68
  7. 7West Coon Rapids
    Minnesota, 62,528 residents    68
  8. 8Savage (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 30,391 residents    68
  9. 9Carver (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 4,311 residents    67
  10. 10Champlin
    Minnesota, 23,894 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Chanhassen
    Minnesota, 25,332 residents    74
  2. 2Savage (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 30,391 residents    72
  3. 3Chaska
    Minnesota, 25,199 residents    72
  4. 4Andover (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 32,213 residents    71
  5. 5Blaine (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,124 residents    70
  6. 6Victoria (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 8,676 residents    70
  7. 7Fridley
    Minnesota, 27,713 residents    70
  8. 8Ham Lake
    Minnesota, 16,062 residents    70
  9. 9Ramsey (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 25,828 residents    69
  10. 10Lino Lakes
    Minnesota, 21,050 residents    69

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For commuters

  1. 1Minneapolis (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 410,939 residents    84
  2. 2Longfellow Community
    Minnesota, 29,295 residents    82
  3. 3Saint Louis Park
    Minnesota, 45,250 residents    81
  4. 4Golden Valley (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 21,270 residents    80
  5. 5Brooklyn Park (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 79,149 residents    79
  6. 6Columbia Heights (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 19,715 residents    79
  7. 7Coon Rapids (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,240 residents    79
  8. 8Edina (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 50,138 residents    79
  9. 9Minnetonka Mills
    Minnesota, 50,117 residents    78
  10. 10Fridley
    Minnesota, 27,713 residents    78

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For single professionals

  1. 1Minneapolis (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 410,939 residents    82
  2. 2Saint Louis Park
    Minnesota, 45,250 residents    77
  3. 3Brooklyn Park (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 79,149 residents    77
  4. 4Longfellow Community
    Minnesota, 29,295 residents    75
  5. 5Plymouth (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 75,907 residents    74
  6. 6Minnetonka Mills
    Minnesota, 50,117 residents    74
  7. 7West Coon Rapids
    Minnesota, 62,528 residents    73
  8. 8Golden Valley (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 21,270 residents    73
  9. 9Bloomington (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 86,435 residents    73
  10. 10Coon Rapids (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,240 residents    73

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Chanhassen
    Minnesota, 25,332 residents    66
  2. 2Savage (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 30,391 residents    63
  3. 3Andover (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 32,213 residents    63
  4. 4Shakopee
    Minnesota, 39,981 residents    63
  5. 5Chaska
    Minnesota, 25,199 residents    62
  6. 6Blaine (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,124 residents    62
  7. 7Coon Rapids (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 62,240 residents    61
  8. 8Spring Lake Park
    Minnesota, 6,473 residents    61
  9. 9Hanover (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,289 residents    61
  10. 10Fridley
    Minnesota, 27,713 residents    61

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Towns in Greater Minneapolis