Maple Grove Named Third Best Place in Minnesota

When it comes to the best places in Minnesota, there are few communities as good as Maple Grove.

That’s according to a list from Movoto Real Estate—a San Mateo, CA-based online real estate brokerage. The company examined the state’s 100 biggest cities—from 9,400-person Waseca all the way up to Minneapolis. It graded each of them on seven criteria:

• Unemployment rate
• Cost of living
• Crime rate
• High school graduation rate
• Median household income
• Median home price
• Median rent price

Maple Grove tied for third on Movoto’s list. The company wrote:

“Another city in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, Maple Grove comes in as our second No. 3 city for its high median household income, rent prices, and the fact that 97 percent of residents holding at least a high school diploma.

The median household income in Maple Grove is an impressive $92,768—that’s 68 percent higher than the state’s average. This comes in handy with a median rent price of $1,164. Luckily, though, the cost of living in Maple Grove is only 4 percent greater than the state average, so even with their monthly rent, residents won’t be stretched too thin in this city. All the more money to spend at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes—one of the Twin Cities’ largest shopping centers, right here in Maple Grove.”

Chanhassen topped the list, followed by Lakeville. Maple Grove tied Plymouth for third.

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