Best Places55025, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55025, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
55025 ranks 3,513th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55025
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
55025's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55025 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 55025 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,645 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 33% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 36% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 43% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55025
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55025 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $106,010; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 55025's effective rate of 1.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55025
55025's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55025.
Who works in 55025, and how
Work in 55025 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 55025
55025 has more parkland per resident than 71% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55025 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55025, month by month
55025 sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 51° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 55025
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 29 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 55025
Schools across 55025 average a B, better than 69% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Scandia ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Columbus ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Wyoming ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centennial MiddleB+ · 47% proficient
- Forest Lake ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Forest Lake Area Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Chisago Lakes Senior HighB+ · 58% proficient
- Forest Lake Area High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Lila Upper SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55025 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55025 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 55025 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55025 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 18% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 55025
Is 55025 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55025 ranks 3,513th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, civic engagement, and low crime, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55025 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $411,472. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $106,010 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 55025 safe?
Yes, 55025 is safer than 88% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55025?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 26 with lows near 12. That works out to about 86 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of zip codes.
Is 55025 good for families?
Schools beat 69% of zip codes, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,645 a month.
Compare 55025 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55025. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55025 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
55025 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55025: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55025: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55025: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55025: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55025 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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