Best Places55150, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55150, 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.
55150 ranks 4,022nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55150
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.
55150's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55150 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Short commute17.8 minutes each way, better than 92% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 55150 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 39% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55150
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55150 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,729; 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 55150's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55150
55150 runs older 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 55150.
Who works in 55150, and how
Work in 55150 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 55150
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 55150.
What the weather is like in 55150, month by month
55150 sees roughly 102 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 55150
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 3 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 55150
Schools across 55150 average an A−, better than 84% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Mendota ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Horace Mann SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Friendly Hills MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Highland Park Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Two Rivers High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Highland Park Senior HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55150 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55150 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 55150 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55150
Is 55150 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55150 ranks 4,022nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, 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 55150 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $447,500. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $110,729 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 55150 safe?
Yes, 55150 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare 55150 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55150. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55150 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.
55150 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55150: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55150: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55150: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55150: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55150 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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