Best PlacesBurnsville, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Burnsville, 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.
Burnsville ranks 623rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Burnsville
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.
Burnsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Burnsville ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 89% of cities
- BikingBetter than 85% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 83% of cities
Where Burnsville ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 8% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 9% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of cities
- School gradeC+, better than only 35% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Burnsville
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Burnsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $94,497; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Burnsville's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Burnsville
Burnsville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Burnsville.
Who works in Burnsville, and how
Work in Burnsville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Burnsville
Burnsville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of cities and more parkland per resident than 98% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Burnsville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Burnsville, month by month
Burnsville sees roughly 115 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 Burnsville
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 9 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 Burnsville
Schools across Burnsville average a C+, better than 35% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Hills ElementaryA · 67% proficient
- Orchard Lake ElementaryA− · 58% proficient
- Southview ElementaryB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Century Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Black Hawk MiddleB · 45% proficient
- Kenwood Trail Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeville North HighA− · 63% proficient
- Lakeville South HighA− · 59% proficient
- School Of Environmental StudiesB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Burnsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Burnsville 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 Burnsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Burnsville suits
Families
Schools land around the 35th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of cities and 18% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of cities and health care access beats 67%.
Common questions about living in Burnsville
Is Burnsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Burnsville ranks 623rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Burnsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $359,051. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $94,497 median income, cost of living beats 72% of cities.
Is Burnsville safe?
Yes, Burnsville is safer than 63% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $297 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Burnsville?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 10. That works out to about 115 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of cities.
Is Burnsville good for families?
Schools beat 35% of cities, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare Burnsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Burnsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Burnsville 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.
Burnsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Burnsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Burnsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Burnsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Burnsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Burnsville 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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