Best Places55055, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55055, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
55055 ranks 12,217th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55055
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.
55055's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55055 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 55055 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 42% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55055
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55055 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,709, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 55055's effective rate of 1.21%, 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 55055
55055 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55055.
Who works in 55055, and how
Work in 55055 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 55055
55055 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55055 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55055, month by month
55055 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 13. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 13° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 55055
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 11 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 55055
Schools across 55055 average a B, better than 73% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Atheneum ElementaryA+ · 93% proficient
- Nuevas Fronteras Spanish ImmersionB− · 42% proficient
- Newport ElementaryB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodbury Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Oltman Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Inver Grove Heights MiddleD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- East Ridge High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Park High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Simley Senior HighB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55055 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55055 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 55055 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55055
Is 55055 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55055 ranks 12,217th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55055 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $396,211. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,709 median income, cost of living beats 60% of zip codes.
Is 55055 safe?
55055 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
Compare 55055 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55055. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55055 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.
55055 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55055: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55055: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55055: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55055: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55055 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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