Best Places55447, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55447, 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.
55447 ranks 269th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55447
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.
55447's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55447 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 55447 ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 35% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 45% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55447
A household needs to earn about $128,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55447 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $133,608, 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 55447's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 55447
55447'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 55447.
Who works in 55447, and how
Work in 55447 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 55447
55447 has more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 55447 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55447, month by month
55447 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 55447
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 16 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 55447
Schools across 55447 average an A, better than 95% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gleason Lake ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Greenwood ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Sunset Hill ElementaryA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayzata East MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Wayzata Central MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Wayzata West MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayzata HighA · 79% proficient
- Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior HighB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55447 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55447 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 55447 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 55447 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 26% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 77% of zip codes and health care access beats 91%.
Common questions about living in 55447
Is 55447 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55447 ranks 269th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and population health, and lowest on childcare costs and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55447 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $476,867. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $133,608 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 55447 safe?
Yes, 55447 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 55447?
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 55447 good for families?
Schools beat 95% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare 55447 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55447. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55447 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.
55447 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55447: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55447: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55447: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55447: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55447 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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