Best Places55384, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55384, 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.
55384 ranks 12,428th 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 55384
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.
55384's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55384 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 90% of zip codes
Where 55384 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$48,315 median, better than only 9% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55384
A household needs to earn about $177,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55384 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,315, 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 55384's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 55384
55384 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 55384.
Who works in 55384, and how
Work in 55384 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 55384
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 55384.
What the weather is like in 55384, month by month
55384 sees roughly 130 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 55384
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 20 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 55384
Schools across 55384 average an A, better than 90% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Hilltop Primary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Shirley Hills Primary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Grandview Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
Top high schools
- Mound Westonka High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55384 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55384 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 55384 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55384
Is 55384 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55384 ranks 12,428th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, cell coverage, and transit, and lowest on childcare costs and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55384 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $661,600. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $48,315 median income, cost of living beats 11% of zip codes.
Is 55384 safe?
55384 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $506 per resident a year.
Compare 55384 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55384. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55384 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.
55384 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55384: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55384: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55384: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55384: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55384 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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