Best PlacesSoutheast Como, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southeast Como, Minneapolis, 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.
Southeast Como, Minneapolis ranks 2,587th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Southeast Como, 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.
Southeast Como, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Southeast Como, Minneapolis ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
Where Southeast Como, Minneapolis ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southeast Como, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southeast Como, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,048, 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 Southeast Como, Minneapolis' effective rate of 0.41%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southeast Como, Minneapolis
Southeast Como, Minneapolis runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southeast Como, Minneapolis.
Who works in Southeast Como, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Southeast Como, Minneapolis centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in Southeast Como, Minneapolis
Southeast Como, Minneapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Southeast Como, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southeast Como, Minneapolis, month by month
Southeast Como, Minneapolis sees roughly 104 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 Southeast Como, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 7 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 Southeast Como, Minneapolis
Schools across Southeast Como, Minneapolis average a C−, better than 28% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Webster ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
- Northeast College Prep Charter SchoD · 17% proficient
- Harambee Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roseville Area MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Northeast MiddleD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Roseville Area Senior HighB+ · 51% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
- Voa HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southeast Como, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southeast Como, 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 Southeast Como, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Southeast Como, Minneapolis
Is Southeast Como, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southeast Como, Minneapolis ranks 2,587th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, biking, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southeast Como, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $372,894. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $79,048 median income, cost of living beats 57% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast Como, Minneapolis safe?
Southeast Como, Minneapolis is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $776 per resident a year.
Compare Southeast Como, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southeast Como, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southeast Como, 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.
Southeast Como, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southeast Como, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southeast Como, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southeast Como, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southeast Como, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southeast Como, 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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