Here Are The 19 Best Places In Minnesota To Raise A Family
By Jo Magliocco|Published December 21, 2015
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Minnesota staff writer for Only in Your State and owner of Minnesota blog NorthGuide.co, I'm a Minneapolis transplant who loves my cats, camera, and local coffee. On the weekends I'm usually exploring the North Shore or making my way through the list of Minnesota's State Parks. Want to talk about MN or ask me a question? Tweet me @sotafiedjo!
As the year closes out we’re looking at all the towns in Minnesota, and who has been doing an amazing job at supporting family, community, holiday traditions, and even retirement. Last week we gave you the top of the list for just about everything, and now we’re delving into the best cities and towns to raise a family. We combined the rankings from Nerdwallet and Niche, and ranked the towns by low crime rates, high performing schools, affordable housing, access to grocery stores, daycare, libraries, and income growth.
With top notch schools, reasonably priced homes, and good incomes reported for Ham Lake there's no reason not to start your family in this beautiful town.
North Mankato has wonderful schools and a great community. They come in 9th because of lower access to grocery stores and a little bit lower ranked safety and library access.
A safe community with great access to housing and daycare, Belle Plain is hanging around at 7th with slightly lower ranked access to grocery stores and education.
High school rankings, a good community, and good access to daycares and libraries make New Prague a good place for your family. They come in 5th because of lower access to grocery stores and because the crime rate is just a tiny bit higher than the top 4.
Northfield comes in 4th mostly due to amazing public schools. It's also a very safe town, and has an amazing community. Way to go Northfield, #1 for retirement and #4 for families!
With top marks for safety, education, community, housing, and even access to daycare, Eden Prairie takes the top spot for best place to raise a family in Minnesota! Congrats Eden Prairie!
Tell us if your town made the list on the Only in Minnesota Facebook Page! Minnesota is a wonderful place to raise a family, and we all place a lot of value in community and education.
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