Best Places55418, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55418, 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.
55418 ranks 3,261st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55418
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.
55418's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55418 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of zip codes
Where 55418 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 13% 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 55418
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55418 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,200, 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 55418'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 55418
55418'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 55418.
Who works in 55418, and how
Work in 55418 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 55418
55418 has more parkland per resident than 94% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 66% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 55418 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55418, month by month
55418 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 55418
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 55418
Schools across 55418 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Wilshire Park ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Valentine Hills ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Waite Park ElementaryB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highview Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- St. Anthony MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Northeast MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Mounds View Senior HighA · 74% proficient
- St. Anthony Village Senior HighB+ · 57% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55418 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55418 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 55418 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55418 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 55418
Is 55418 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55418 ranks 3,261st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, biking, 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 55418 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,360. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $104,200 median income, cost of living beats 91% of zip codes.
Is 55418 safe?
55418 is safer than 13% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $577 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55418?
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 55418 good for families?
Schools beat 24% of zip codes, crime safety beats 13%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55418 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55418. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55418 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.
55418 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55418: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55418: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55418: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55418: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55418 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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