Eden Prairie Named 9th Best Place in Minnesota

When it comes to the best places in Minnesota, there are few communities as good as Eden Prairie.

That’s according to a list from Movoto Real Estate—a San Mateo, CA-based online real estate brokerage. The company examined the state’s 100 biggest cities—from 9,400-person Waseca all the way up to Minneapolis. It graded each of them on seven criteria:

• Unemployment rate
• Cost of living
• Crime rate
• High school graduation rate
• Median household income
• Median home price
• Median rent price

Eden Prairie tied for ninth on Movoto’s list. The company wrote:

“The final city on our list, Eden Prairie, made it to our top 10 with a score equal to that of Woodbury’s. Where Woodbury scored an A for its high school diploma attainment rate, though, Eden Prairie must have scored an A+, because with 97 percent of residents holding a high school diploma or higher, it is one of the best-ranked in education on our list. Eden Prairie also has some of the highest home values in the state, with a median home price of $334,100; so it shouldn’t be surprising that this city also happens to have one of the highest overall costs of living at 112.

“Luckily, with a median household income of nearly $90,000, residents here seem to be able to afford the higher price tag.”

Chanhassen topped the list, followed by Lakeville. Maple Grove and Plymouth tied for third.

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