Best PlacesPlymouth, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plymouth, 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.
Plymouth ranks 55th 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 Plymouth
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.
Plymouth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plymouth ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of cities
Where Plymouth ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 8% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 17% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 28% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 29% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Plymouth
A household needs to earn about $136,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plymouth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $145,248, 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 Plymouth's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Plymouth
Plymouth'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 Plymouth.
Who works in Plymouth, and how
Work in Plymouth 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 67%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Plymouth
Plymouth has more parkland per resident than 88% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Plymouth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Plymouth, month by month
Plymouth sees roughly 124 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Plymouth
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 15 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 Plymouth
Schools across Plymouth average an A−, better than 87% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Plymouth Creek ElementaryA+ · 80% proficient
- Kimberly Lane ElementaryA+ · 78% proficient
- Gleason Lake ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wayzata East MiddleA+ · 75% proficient
- Wayzata Central MiddleA+ · 73% proficient
- Wayzata West MiddleA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Wayzata HighA · 79% proficient
- Maple Grove Senior HighA− · 62% proficient
- Hopkins Senior HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plymouth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plymouth 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 Plymouth against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Plymouth suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 98% of cities and 29% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 71% of cities and health care access beats 87%.
Common questions about living in Plymouth
Is Plymouth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plymouth ranks 55th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and population health, 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 Plymouth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $505,648. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $145,248 median income, cost of living beats 98% of cities.
Is Plymouth safe?
Plymouth is safer than 38% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Plymouth?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 25 with lows near 11. That works out to about 124 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of cities.
Is Plymouth good for families?
Schools beat 87% of cities, crime safety beats 38%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare Plymouth with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plymouth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plymouth 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.
Plymouth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plymouth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plymouth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plymouth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plymouth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plymouth 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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