Best PlacesStevens Square, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stevens Square, 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.
Stevens Square, Minneapolis ranks 3,956th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Stevens Square, 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.
Stevens Square, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Stevens Square, Minneapolis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Stevens Square, Minneapolis ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Household income$48,514 median, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Stevens Square, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Stevens Square, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,514, 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 Stevens Square, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.25%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Stevens Square, Minneapolis
Stevens Square, Minneapolis's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Stevens Square, Minneapolis.
Who works in Stevens Square, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Stevens Square, Minneapolis centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 51%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Stevens Square, Minneapolis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stevens Square, Minneapolis.
What the weather is like in Stevens Square, Minneapolis, month by month
Stevens Square, 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 Stevens Square, Minneapolis
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 Stevens Square, Minneapolis
Schools across Stevens Square, Minneapolis average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Anwatin MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stevens Square, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stevens Square, 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 Stevens Square, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Stevens Square, Minneapolis
Is Stevens Square, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stevens Square, Minneapolis ranks 3,956th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, walkability, and transit, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stevens Square, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,870. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $48,514 median income, cost of living beats 26% of neighborhoods.
Is Stevens Square, Minneapolis safe?
Stevens Square, Minneapolis is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $921 per resident a year.
Compare Stevens Square, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stevens Square, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stevens Square, 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.
Stevens Square, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stevens Square, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stevens Square, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stevens Square, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stevens Square, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stevens Square, 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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