Best Places55454, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 55454, 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.
55454 ranks 26,328th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 55454
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.
55454's strengths and weaknesses
Where 55454 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 55454 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$29,268 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 55454
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 55454 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $29,268, 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 55454's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 55454
55454 runs younger 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 55454.
Who works in 55454, and how
Work in 55454 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in 55454
55454 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 55454 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 55454, month by month
55454 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 55454
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 6 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 55454
Schools across 55454 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Webster ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
- Sullivan ElementaryD · 17% proficient
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeast MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 55454 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
55454 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 55454 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 55454
Is 55454 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 55454 ranks 26,328th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on noise and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 55454 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $295,764. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $29,268 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 55454 safe?
55454 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $869 per resident a year.
Compare 55454 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 55454. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 55454 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.
55454 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 55454: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 55454: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 55454: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 55454: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
55454 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.