Best Places55343, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55343, 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.
55343 ranks 2,009th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55343
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.
55343's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55343 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 55343 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55343
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55343 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $92,898, 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 55343's effective rate of 1.20%, 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 55343
55343's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 55343.
Who works in 55343, and how
Work in 55343 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 23%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 55343
55343 has more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55343 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55343, month by month
55343 sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 55343
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 10 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 55343
Schools across 55343 average an A−, better than 86% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eagle Ridge Academy Lower SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Xinxing AcademyA · 70% proficient
- Park Spanish Immersion ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hopkins West Junior HighA · 60% proficient
- Hopkins North Junior HighB+ · 49% proficient
- St. Louis Park Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Eagle Ridge Academy Charter SchoolA− · 66% proficient
- Ubah Medical Academy Charter SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Hopkins Senior HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55343 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55343 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 55343 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55343 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 23% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 80% of zip codes and health care access beats 58%.
Common questions about living in 55343
Is 55343 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55343 ranks 2,009th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, walkability, 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 55343 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $393,094. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $92,898 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 55343 safe?
55343 is safer than 28% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $430 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55343?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 26 with lows near 11. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 80% of zip codes.
Is 55343 good for families?
Schools beat 86% of zip codes, crime safety beats 28%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55343 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55343. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55343 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.
55343 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55343: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55343: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55343: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55343: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55343 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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