Best Places to Live in Minnesota for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1MoorheadPopulation 44,443 · mixed overall livability83% match
2. #2RichfieldPopulation 36,809 · solid overall livability83% match
3. #3RochesterPopulation 120,848 · mixed overall livability73% match
4. #4BloomingtonPopulation 89,244 · mixed overall livability73% match
5. #5OwatonnaPopulation 26,400 · solid overall livability73% match
6. #6St. PaulPopulation 308,806 · mixed overall livability71% match
7. #7BurnsvillePopulation 64,075 · mixed overall livability71% match
8. #8MaplewoodPopulation 41,405 · mixed overall livability71% match
9. #9RosevillePopulation 36,066 · mixed overall livability71% match
10. #10OakdalePopulation 28,029 · solid overall livability71% match
11. #11Cottage GrovePopulation 39,274 · mixed overall livability68% match
12. #12ShoreviewPopulation 26,846 · solid overall livability66% match
13. #13St. CloudPopulation 68,910 · mixed overall livability63% match
14. #14MinneapolisPopulation 426,877 · mixed overall livability61% match
15. #15Brooklyn CenterPopulation 33,109 · mixed overall livability61% match
16. #16FridleyPopulation 29,731 · mixed overall livability61% match
17. #17ChanhassenPopulation 25,868 · solid overall livability61% match
18. #18LakevillePopulation 70,696 · mixed overall livability54% match
19. #19MinnetonkaPopulation 53,529 · solid overall livability54% match
20. #20St. Louis ParkPopulation 49,500 · mixed overall livability54% match
21. #21SavagePopulation 32,441 · mixed overall livability54% match
22. #22DuluthPopulation 86,772 · mixed overall livability51% match
23. #23ShakopeePopulation 44,135 · mixed overall livability51% match
24. #24Coon RapidsPopulation 63,296 · mixed overall livability49% match
25. #25WoodburyPopulation 75,549 · solid overall livability44% 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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