City | Population | Overall Score | % 22-29 Rank | Professional Opportunities Rank | Amenities Rank | Cost Of Living Rank | Big Deal Score |
Hopkins | 17,785 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 1.54 |
Burnsville | 60,838 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 2.65 |
Eden Prairie | 61,516 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 3.00 |
Anoka | 17,218 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 3.04 |
New Brighton | 21,695 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 3.40 |
Robbinsdale | 14,121 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 3.64 |
Shakopee | 37,912 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 3.64 |
St. Louis Park | 45,960 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 21 | 3.78 |
Minnetonka | 50,523 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 3.80 |
Prior Lake | 23,417 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 4.23 |
Mound | 9,159 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4.24 |
Savage | 27,549 | 12 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 4.44 |
Delano | 5,522 | 13 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 4.48 |
Rogers | 10,913 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 4.50 |
Plymouth | 71,852 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 4.71 |
Bloomington | 84,451 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 4.73 |
Maple Grove | 63,065 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4.74 |
Richfield | 35,616 | 18 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 4.75 |
Chanhassen | 23,552 | 19 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 4.83 |
Golden Valley | 20,594 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 4.93 |
Lakeville | 56,758 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 26 | 4.93 |
Apple Valley | 49,632 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 4.99 |
Coon Rapids | 61,782 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 5.00 |
Champlin | 23,403 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 5.11 |
Fridley | 27,448 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 5.11 |
Columbia Heights | 19,576 | 26 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 5.35 |
Edina | 48,574 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 5.36 |
Crystal | 22,361 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 5.41 |
Blaine | 58,358 | 29 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 5.45 |
New Hope | 20,547 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 5.46 |
Andover | 30,972 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 5.50 |
Victoria | 7,623 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 5.56 |
Brooklyn Park | 76,781 | 33 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 5.74 |
Spring Lake Park | 6,565 | 34 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 3 | 6.03 |
Brooklyn Center | 30,367 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 6.08 |
Ramsey | 23,997 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 6.69 |
Ham Lake | 15,428 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 32 | 24 | 7.41 |