Best PlacesEast Harriet, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Harriet, Minneapolis, 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.
East Harriet, Minneapolis ranks 437th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Harriet, Minneapolis
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.
East Harriet, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where East Harriet, Minneapolis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where East Harriet, Minneapolis ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC, better than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Harriet, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $163,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Harriet, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $140,997, 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.29%, 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis
East Harriet, Minneapolis runs older 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis.
Who works in East Harriet, Minneapolis, and how
Work in East Harriet, Minneapolis centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 58%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Harriet, Minneapolis
East Harriet, Minneapolis has more parkland per resident than 98% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Harriet, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Harriet, Minneapolis, month by month
East Harriet, Minneapolis 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 5 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis
Schools across East Harriet, Minneapolis average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Stonebridge World SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Justice Page MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Harriet, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Harriet, Minneapolis 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 East Harriet, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Harriet, Minneapolis
Is East Harriet, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Harriet, Minneapolis ranks 437th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Harriet, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $584,701. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $140,997 median income, cost of living beats 98% of neighborhoods.
Is East Harriet, Minneapolis safe?
East Harriet, Minneapolis is safer than 34% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $581 per resident a year.
Compare East Harriet, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Harriet, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Harriet, Minneapolis 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.
East Harriet, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Harriet, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Harriet, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Harriet, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Harriet, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Harriet, Minneapolis 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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