Best Places55412, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55412, 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.
55412 ranks 15,612th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55412
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.
55412's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55412 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 55412 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55412
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55412 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,848, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 55412's effective rate of 1.08%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55412
55412 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55412.
Who works in 55412, and how
Work in 55412 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 55412
55412 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 55412 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55412, month by month
55412 sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 55412
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 11 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 55412
Schools across 55412 average a D+, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Loring ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
- Lucy Laney ElementaryD− · 11% proficient
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Olson MiddleF · 10% proficient
- Franklin MiddleF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Henry HighA · 68% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55412 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55412 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 55412 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55412 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 55412
Is 55412 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55412 ranks 15,612th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, 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 55412 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,321. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,848 median income, cost of living beats 52% of zip codes.
Is 55412 safe?
55412 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $567 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55412?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 25 with lows near 11. That works out to about 123 pleasant days a year, more than 77% of zip codes.
Is 55412 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 12%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55412 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55412. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55412 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.
55412 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55412: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55412: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55412: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55412: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55412 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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