Best Places55114, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55114, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
55114 ranks 10,697th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55114
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.
55114's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55114 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 55114 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55114
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55114 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $62,426, 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 55114's effective rate of 1.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55114
55114 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 55114.
Who works in 55114, and how
Work in 55114 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in 55114
55114 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55114 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55114, month by month
55114 sees roughly 103 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 55114
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 6 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 55114
Schools across 55114 average a C+, better than 48% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- St. Anthony Park ElementaryA− · 62% proficient
- Hamline Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Four Seasons ElementaryF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Murray Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Avalon Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hidden River Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Minnesota Online High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Central Senior HighB+ · 56% proficient
- Avalon SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55114 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55114 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 55114 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55114
Is 55114 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55114 ranks 10,697th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, 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 55114 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,109. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $62,426 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 55114 safe?
55114 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $792 per resident a year.
Compare 55114 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55114. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55114 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.
55114 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55114: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55114: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55114: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55114: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55114 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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