These Are The 10 Best Suburbs In Minnesota For 2018

Are you sick of being a city slicker?

Do you long for life in suburban Minnesota? Where you can drive your overly-large vehicle to the store for groceries, and schlep the kids around to practices and appointments without worrying about a parking space?

We do too.

Public transportation is…icky at times. When you have to call an Uber to get to urgent care on a Friday night, that gets old after a while.

So, the question is, if you wanted to move out to the suburbs of Saint Paul, where would you go? And how would you decide on the ranking factors to help you pick which Minnesota suburb was best?

No worries. We got it all figured out here.

These are the 10 best suburbs in the North Star State:

1. Edina (Photos)
2. Victoria (Photos)
3. Eden Prairie (Photos)
4. Chanhassen (Photos)
5. Waconia (Photos)
6. Rogers (Photos)
7. Plymouth (Photos)
8. Mendota Heights (Photos)
9. Medina
10. Minnetonka (Photos)

Edina is the place to be when it comes to being a soccer mom in suburban Minnesota.

So if you’re thinking of packing up your mini van and making a move to a quiet place to live in Minnesota, we’ve got you covered.

Keep on reading for a detailed methodology. Or, check out the best places to live in Minnesota and the best places to raise a family in Minnesota.

How do you determine which suburb is the best in Minnesota anyways?

To give you the best suburbs in Minnesota, we have to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city, and make some assumptions about what’s a “best city” and what isn’t.

So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.

How we crunched the suburb numbers for the North Star State

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using U.S. Census data produced for the state of Minnesota, we looked at every town between 5,000 and 200,000 residents, and within 30 miles of a city that’s over 200,000 people (In other words, suburbs).

We paid particular attention to:

• Median Home Values
• Median Income
• Population Density (Higher is Better)
• Unemployment Rates
• Commute Time
• Education Levels
• Health Insurance Coverage
• Poverty Rates

We ranked each suburb in Minnesota across a number of criteria from one to 83, with one being the best.

We then took the average rank across all criteria, with the town posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Suburb To Live In Minnesota”.

The result is some of the safest, quiet, and awesome places to live in Minnesota

Read on to see why Edina is the ‘burb with the most, while Brooklyn Center is probably not the best place to live in Minnesota.

1. Edina

Population: 49,976
Median Income: $91,847
Median Home Price: $424,500
Edina is located 6 miles west of Minneapolis.

2. Victoria

Population: 8,385
Median Income: $132,431
Median Home Price: $394,800
Victoria is located 20 miles west of Minneapolis.

3. Eden Prairie

Population: 63,206
Median Income: $101,094
Median Home Price: $319,400
Eden Prairie is located 12 miles west of Minneapolis.

4. Chanhassen

Population: 24,796
Median Income: $115,449
Median Home Price: $339,800
Chanhassen is located 16 miles west of Minneapolis.

5. Waconia

Population: 11,523
Median Income: $87,394
Median Home Price: $252,200
Waconia is located 27 miles west of Minneapolis.

6. Rogers

Population: 12,284
Median Income: $109,023
Median Home Price: $279,600
Rogers is located 21 miles west of Minneapolis.

7. Plymouth

Population: 75,105
Median Income: $88,378
Median Home Price: $310,900
Plymouth is located 10 miles west of Minneapolis.

8. Mendota Heights

Population: 11,231
Median Income: $100,903
Median Home Price: $351,100
Mendota Heights is located 5 miles south of St. Paul.

9. Medina

Population: 5,633
Median Income: $137,692
Median Home Price: $586,600
Medina is located 15 miles west of Minneapolis.

10. Minnetonka

Population: 51,651
Median Income: $83,496
Median Home Price: $301,400
Minnetonka is located 9 miles west of Minneapolis.

There You Have It – The Best Suburbs In Minnesota

Here’s a look at the worst suburbs in Minnesota according to the data:

1. Brooklyn Center
2. Columbia Heights
3. Fridley

For more Minnesota reading, check out:

• 10 Most Ghetto Cities In Minnesota
• 10 Worst Places To Live In Minnesota
• 10 Safest Places In Minnesota

Detailed List Of The Best Suburbs In Minnesota

City	Rank	Population	Median Income	Median Home Price
Edina	1	49,976	$91,847	$424,500
Victoria	2	8,385	$132,431	$394,800
Eden Prairie	3	63,206	$101,094	$319,400
Chanhassen	4	24,796	$115,449	$339,800
Waconia	5	11,523	$87,394	$252,200
Rogers	6	12,284	$109,023	$279,600
Plymouth	7	75,105	$88,378	$310,900
Mendota Heights	8	11,231	$100,903	$351,100
Medina	9	5,633	$137,692	$586,600
Minnetonka	10	51,651	$83,496	$301,400
Woodbury	11	66,699	$101,922	$282,700
Maple Grove	12	66,969	$96,410	$254,400
Lino Lakes	13	20,758	$105,934	$263,800
Lakeville	14	59,786	$98,864	$260,400
Minnetrista	15	6,963	$143,191	$422,400
Champlin	16	23,929	$84,042	$205,700
Falcon Heights	17	5,534	$75,167	$283,200
Orono	18	7,772	$119,393	$593,000
Shorewood	19	7,548	$123,629	$428,100
Stillwater	20	19,142	$79,293	$248,400
Farmington	21	22,226	$86,447	$213,800
Rosemount	22	23,099	$92,939	$240,300
St. Anthony	23	8,790	$64,504	$232,300
Albertville	24	7,286	$93,045	$189,600
Delano	25	5,754	$78,114	$234,300
Corcoran	26	5,572	$101,659	$305,100
Mahtomedi	27	7,964	$95,679	$298,200
Eagan	28	65,874	$82,855	$251,500
Chaska	29	25,078	$76,673	$243,700
Savage	30	29,399	$97,584	$263,300
Shoreview	31	26,161	$81,353	$238,100
Golden Valley	32	21,040	$81,919	$264,900
Ramsey	33	25,329	$88,286	$210,200
Lake Elmo	34	8,445	$96,944	$375,800
Prior Lake	35	24,997	$101,128	$286,100
St. Michael	36	17,045	$97,000	$223,100
Cottage Grove	37	35,632	$85,516	$216,500
Otsego	38	15,065	$89,556	$193,900
St. Louis Park	39	47,486	$68,451	$236,900
Apple Valley	40	50,602	$83,450	$218,100
Arden Hills	41	10,126	$91,875	$282,200
Hugo	42	14,223	$86,789	$236,200
Wyoming	43	7,785	$84,712	$201,300
Dayton	44	5,031	$78,477	$238,900
Jordan	45	5,981	$66,818	$210,500
Andover	46	31,906	$100,358	$241,800
Elk River	47	23,743	$83,585	$214,900
White Bear Lake	48	24,992	$63,916	$192,800
New Brighton	49	22,233	$66,003	$223,400
Oakdale	50	27,956	$67,991	$201,900
Vadnais Heights	51	13,115	$72,673	$206,400
Blaine	52	61,210	$79,915	$189,100
Ham Lake	53	15,878	$93,900	$268,600
Shakopee	54	39,656	$79,648	$221,500
Crystal	55	22,777	$60,494	$159,600
New Hope	56	20,819	$50,000	$194,900
Bloomington	57	85,080	$67,473	$221,900
Roseville	58	35,254	$63,022	$224,000
Mound	59	9,306	$78,920	$225,200
Hopkins	60	18,077	$51,466	$204,300
St. Francis	61	7,377	$73,211	$165,200
Hastings	62	22,501	$62,155	$182,800
Burnsville	63	61,158	$66,225	$215,300
Forest Lake	64	19,208	$73,091	$234,700
Inver Grove Heights	65	34,757	$69,893	$216,400
North St. Paul	66	12,102	$57,156	$180,200
Coon Rapids	67	62,159	$66,313	$171,200
Mounds View	68	12,708	$56,753	$168,600
Oak Grove	69	8,334	$85,446	$239,000
East Bethel	70	11,618	$90,134	$210,300
Richfield	71	35,912	$54,642	$188,100
St. Paul Park	72	5,352	$68,586	$161,300
Robbinsdale	73	14,382	$60,388	$166,600
Little Canada	74	10,202	$51,154	$203,600
South St. Paul	75	20,281	$54,777	$160,800
Spring Lake Park	76	6,519	$57,993	$160,400
Maplewood	77	39,678	$63,367	$188,400
West St. Paul	78	19,779	$51,066	$175,100
Brooklyn Park	79	78,823	$65,695	$186,400
Anoka	80	17,325	$48,850	$167,800
Fridley	81	27,447	$55,006	$166,600
Columbia Heights	82	19,689	$48,791	$155,300
Brooklyn Center	83	30,785	$46,400	$140,000