Best Places55419, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55419, 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.
55419 ranks 748th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55419
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.
55419's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55419 ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 98% of zip codes
Where 55419 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55419
A household needs to earn about $150,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55419 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $159,094, 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 55419's effective rate of 1.22%, 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 55419
55419's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 55419.
Who works in 55419, and how
Work in 55419 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 37%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 55419
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 55419.
What the weather is like in 55419, month by month
55419 sees roughly 103 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 55419
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 4 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 55419
Schools across 55419 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Burroughs ElementaryA+ · 75% proficient
- Kenny ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Southside Family Charter SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anthony MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Justice Page MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Washburn HighB+ · 53% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55419 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55419 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 55419 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55419 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 37% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of zip codes and health care access beats 87%.
Common questions about living in 55419
Is 55419 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55419 ranks 748th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on fast internet, 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 55419 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $542,597. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $159,094 median income, cost of living beats 99% of zip codes.
Is 55419 safe?
55419 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $446 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55419?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 10. That works out to about 103 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 55419 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55419 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55419. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55419 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.
55419 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55419: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55419: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55419: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55419: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55419 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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