Best PlacesChanhassen, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chanhassen, 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.
Chanhassen ranks 39th of 2,098 U.S. cities 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 Chanhassen
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.
Chanhassen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chanhassen ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 93% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of cities
Where Chanhassen ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 8% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 26% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 36% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Chanhassen
A household needs to earn about $151,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chanhassen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $153,238, 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 Chanhassen's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 Chanhassen
Chanhassen'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 Chanhassen.
Who works in Chanhassen, and how
Work in Chanhassen centers on manufacturing 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 68%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Chanhassen
Chanhassen has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of cities and more parkland per resident than 92% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Chanhassen and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Chanhassen, month by month
Chanhassen sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Chanhassen
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 Chanhassen
Schools across Chanhassen average a B+, better than 75% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Chanhassen ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Minnewashta ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Excelsior ElementaryA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Minnetonka West MiddleA · 62% proficient
- Central Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Chaska Middle School EastB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Minnetonka Senior HighA · 69% proficient
- Chanhassen High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Eden Prairie Senior HighA− · 65% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chanhassen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chanhassen 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 Chanhassen against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Chanhassen suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities and 29% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 74% of cities and health care access beats 93%.
Common questions about living in Chanhassen
Is Chanhassen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chanhassen ranks 39th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on childcare costs and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chanhassen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $561,996. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $153,238 median income, cost of living beats 98% of cities.
Is Chanhassen safe?
Yes, Chanhassen is safer than 89% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $205 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Chanhassen?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 26 with lows near 11. That works out to about 130 pleasant days a year, more than 74% of cities.
Is Chanhassen good for families?
Schools beat 75% of cities, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare Chanhassen with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chanhassen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chanhassen 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.
Chanhassen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chanhassen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chanhassen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chanhassen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chanhassen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chanhassen 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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