Best Places to Live in Minnesota for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1AustinPopulation 26,156 · mixed overall livability82% match
2. #2Elk RiverPopulation 25,936 · mixed overall livability72% match
3. #3OwatonnaPopulation 26,400 · solid overall livability64% match
4. #4DuluthPopulation 86,772 · mixed overall livability62% match
5. #5WoodburyPopulation 75,549 · solid overall livability62% match
6. #6EaganPopulation 68,262 · solid overall livability62% match
7. #7ChaskaPopulation 27,764 · mixed overall livability59% match
8. #8RosemountPopulation 25,993 · mixed overall livability59% match
9. #9ChanhassenPopulation 25,868 · solid overall livability59% match
10. #10MankatoPopulation 44,444 · mixed overall livability56% match
11. #11FridleyPopulation 29,731 · mixed overall livability56% match
12. #12ShoreviewPopulation 26,846 · solid overall livability56% match
13. #13WinonaPopulation 26,083 · solid overall livability56% match
14. #14RochesterPopulation 120,848 · mixed overall livability49% match
15. #15St. CloudPopulation 68,910 · mixed overall livability49% match
16. #16Prior LakePopulation 27,608 · mixed overall livability49% match
17. #17BloomingtonPopulation 89,244 · mixed overall livability44% match
18. #18MoorheadPopulation 44,443 · mixed overall livability44% match
19. #19ShakopeePopulation 44,135 · mixed overall livability44% match
20. #20RichfieldPopulation 36,809 · solid overall livability44% match
21. #21SavagePopulation 32,441 · mixed overall livability44% match
22. #22PlymouthPopulation 79,918 · mixed overall livability41% match
23. #23LakevillePopulation 70,696 · mixed overall livability41% match
24. #24Maple GrovePopulation 70,110 · mixed overall livability41% match
25. #25Coon RapidsPopulation 63,296 · mixed overall livability41% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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