Best PlacesEagan, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eagan, 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.
Eagan ranks 146th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eagan
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.
Eagan's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eagan ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- BikingBetter than 90% of cities
Where Eagan ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 8% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 17% of cities
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 36% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Eagan
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eagan home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,209, 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 Eagan's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 Eagan
Eagan'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 Eagan.
Who works in Eagan, and how
Work in Eagan centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Eagan
Eagan has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 94% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eagan and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eagan, month by month
Eagan sees roughly 98 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 Eagan
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 Eagan
Schools across Eagan average a B+, better than 68% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Mendota ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Woodland ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Glacier Hills School - Arts/scienceA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dakota Hills MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Rosemount MiddleB+ · 49% proficient
- Black Hawk MiddleB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastview Senior HighA · 75% proficient
- Eagan Senior HighA · 70% proficient
- Two Rivers High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eagan school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eagan 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 Eagan against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Eagan suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 93% of cities and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 59% of cities and health care access beats 86%.
Common questions about living in Eagan
Is Eagan a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eagan ranks 146th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eagan expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,864. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $123,209 median income, cost of living beats 93% of cities.
Is Eagan safe?
Yes, Eagan is safer than 83% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $236 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eagan?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 27 with lows near 10. That works out to about 98 pleasant days a year, more than 59% of cities.
Is Eagan good for families?
Schools beat 68% of cities, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare Eagan with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eagan. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eagan 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.
Eagan detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eagan: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eagan: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eagan: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eagan: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eagan 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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