Best Places55105, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55105, 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.
55105 ranks 1,316th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55105
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.
55105's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55105 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 55105 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55105
A household needs to earn about $142,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55105 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $116,905, 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 55105's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 55105
55105 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 55105.
Who works in 55105, and how
Work in 55105 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 55105
55105 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55105 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55105, month by month
55105 sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 55105
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 5 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 55105
Schools across 55105 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Horace Mann SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Randolph Heights ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
- Expo For Excellence Elementary SchB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Park Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Laura Jeffrey Academy CharterC− · 31% proficient
- Hidden River Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Senior HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Highland Park Senior HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55105 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55105 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 55105 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55105 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 27% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 71% of zip codes and health care access beats 78%.
Common questions about living in 55105
Is 55105 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55105 ranks 1,316th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, biking, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55105 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $498,413. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $116,905 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 55105 safe?
55105 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $476 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55105?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 10. That works out to about 112 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of zip codes.
Is 55105 good for families?
Schools beat 33% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55105 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55105. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55105 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.
55105 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55105: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55105: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55105: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55105: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55105 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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