What is the #1 best cities for families in minnesota?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	Minneapolis	426,845	90.10
2	Oak Park Heights	4,782	85.40
3	Robbinsdale	14,318	85.20
4	St. Louis Park	49,541	84.90
5	Hopkins	18,696	84.80
6	Roseville	35,905	82.40
7	St. Paul Park	5,464	81.10
8	St. Paul	307,762	80.40
9	Bloomington	88,838	77.10
10	Maplewood	40,981	76.20
11	Mankato	44,882	76.10
12	Columbia Heights	22,016	75.80
13	Newport	4,460	75.80
14	Bemidji	15,490	74.10
15	St. Cloud	69,926	74.10
16	Lauderdale	2,386	73.50
17	Moorhead	44,706	73.40
18	Duluth	86,863	73.30
19	Crystal	22,685	72.80
20	Richfield	36,725	72.80
21	West St. Paul	21,076	72.20
22	Alexandria	14,579	69.40
23	Winsted	2,023	69.30
24	Wayzata	4,363	69.00
25	Park Rapids	4,226	68.70
26	St. Anthony	9,516	68.40
27	Faribault	24,458	67.70
28	International Falls	5,728	67.70
29	South St. Paul	20,633	66.40
30	Burnsville	64,295	66.00
31	Hutchinson	14,629	66.00
32	Silver Bay	1,790	65.70
33	Fridley	29,944	65.30
34	Minnetonka	53,256	65.30
35	Virginia	8,362	64.70
36	Brainerd	14,474	64.70
37	Rochester	121,638	64.60
38	Brooklyn Center	32,811	64.30
39	Detroit Lakes	10,002	64.30
40	Apple Valley	55,696	64.00
41	Red Wing	16,660	63.90
42	Crookston	7,388	63.90
43	New Hope	21,402	63.80
44	Anoka	17,941	63.50
45	Falcon Heights	5,145	63.50
46	Winona	25,998	63.00
47	Morris	5,092	62.60
48	Granite Falls	2,612	62.40
49	Spring Grove	1,223	62.20
50	Breckenridge	3,369	62.20
51	Spring Lake Park	6,997	62.20
52	St. Joseph	7,024	62.00
53	Coon Rapids	63,348	61.60
54	Oakdale	28,109	61.50
55	Wheaton	1,334	61.50
56	Foley	2,685	61.40
57	Royalton	1,092	61.40
58	Mendota Heights	11,644	61.20
59	Brooklyn Park	84,349	60.60
60	Albany	2,800	60.30
61	Waite Park	8,341	59.40
62	Chisholm	4,731	59.30
63	Redwood Falls	5,075	58.70
64	Cannon Falls	4,216	58.70
65	Fulda	1,348	58.60
66	Osseo	2,601	58.30
67	Paynesville	2,476	58.10
68	New Brighton	22,900	57.90
69	Fairmont	10,348	57.90
70	Eagan	68,158	57.80
71	Litchfield	6,599	57.70
72	Fergus Falls	14,138	57.50
73	Baxter	8,804	57.40
74	Roseau	2,728	57.40
75	Edina	53,125	57.30
76	Eveleth	3,470	57.30
77	Inver Grove Heights	35,772	57.30
78	Thief River Falls	8,841	57.30
79	Mounds View	12,992	57.30
80	Cloquet	12,582	57.30
81	Albert Lea	18,379	56.70
82	Northfield	20,678	56.70
83	St. Francis	8,279	56.30
84	Willmar	21,136	56.20
85	Little Canada	10,546	56.10
86	White Bear Lake	24,026	56.10
87	Dilworth	4,664	56.00
88	Hastings	22,050	56.00
89	Blue Earth	3,170	55.80
90	Cambridge	9,992	55.70
91	North Mankato	14,212	55.60
92	Sauk Rapids	13,851	55.40
93	Golden Valley	21,927	55.40
94	Marshall	13,880	55.30
95	North St. Paul	12,511	54.90
96	Dawson	1,441	54.80
97	Maple Grove	70,539	54.10
98	Moose Lake	3,297	53.80
99	Rogers	13,405	53.70
100	Appleton	1,360	53.30
101	Forest Lake	20,678	53.30
102	Wells	2,317	53.30
103	Sartell	19,620	53.00
104	Ely	3,239	52.90
105	Stillwater	19,323	52.80
106	Shakopee	45,002	52.40
107	Woodbury	76,945	52.40
108	Milaca	3,033	52.40
109	Owatonna	26,462	51.70
110	Worthington	13,792	51.70
111	Hilltop	1,056	51.50
112	Hector	1,111	51.30
113	Prior Lake	27,832	51.30
114	Melrose	3,608	51.30
115	Eden Prairie	63,249	50.70
116	Windom	4,786	50.40
117	Glenwood	2,648	50.10
118	St. Peter	12,085	50.10
119	Elk River	26,367	50.10
120	Belle Plaine	7,401	49.90
121	Champlin	23,450	49.70
122	Le Sueur	4,204	49.60
123	Chaska	28,146	49.60
124	Gilbert	1,693	49.20
125	Bayport	3,948	49.20
126	Goodview	4,104	49.20
127	Blaine	71,261	48.90
128	Bagley	1,218	48.90
129	La Crescent	5,266	48.30
130	Vadnais Heights	12,789	48.10
131	North Branch	11,182	48.00
132	Plymouth	79,526	48.00
133	Waterville	1,778	48.00
134	Gaylord	2,074	47.90
135	Wabasha	2,569	47.90
136	Crosslake	2,648	47.50
137	Grand Rapids	11,186	47.00
138	Pierz	1,581	47.00
139	Clara City	1,497	46.40
140	Orono	8,205	46.40
141	Waseca	9,209	46.20
142	Hermantown	10,192	46.20
143	Shoreview	26,724	45.80
144	Le Center	2,514	45.80
145	Babbitt	1,420	45.80
146	Proctor	3,102	45.80
147	Savage	32,706	45.60
148	Isanti	7,023	45.50
149	Renville	1,397	45.40
150	Cold Spring	4,201	45.40
151	Lakeville	72,480	45.40
152	Eagle Lake	3,268	45.40
153	Farmington	23,675	45.10
154	Ortonville	1,968	44.80
155	New Richland	1,068	44.40
156	Mountain Lake	1,833	44.40
157	Baudette	1,117	44.30
158	New York Mills	1,319	44.30
159	Austin	26,167	44.20
160	Jordan	6,704	44.20
161	Janesville	2,449	44.00
162	Princeton	4,988	43.90
163	Long Prairie	3,683	43.40
164	Nashwauk	1,035	43.30
165	Lakefield	1,652	43.30
166	Sleepy Eye	3,438	43.10
167	Lake City	5,021	43.10
168	Madison Lake	1,178	42.90
169	Sauk Centre	4,589	42.60
170	Ramsey	28,070	42.50
171	Lake Crystal	2,530	42.30
172	Minneota	1,531	42.10
173	Hibbing	16,100	41.80
174	Caledonia	2,825	41.70
175	Rosemount	26,509	41.70
176	East Grand Forks	9,067	41.40
177	Kasson	6,964	41.40
178	Glencoe	5,702	41.10
179	Winthrop	1,275	40.70
180	Keewatin	1,229	40.60
181	Minnetrista	8,509	40.50
182	New Prague	8,195	39.70
183	Hawley	2,086	39.70
184	Blooming Prairie	1,977	39.60
185	Medina	6,858	39.60
186	New Ulm	14,066	39.60
187	Benson	3,449	39.60
188	Arden Hills	9,737	39.20
189	Staples	2,359	39.20
190	Montgomery	3,366	38.90
191	Buffalo	16,388	38.80
192	Eden Valley	1,077	38.60
193	Lino Lakes	21,847	38.60
194	Corcoran	6,854	38.60
195	St. Charles	4,021	38.10
196	Cottage Grove	40,124	38.00
197	Dayton	8,381	38.00
198	Little Falls	9,094	37.80
199	Aitkin	2,217	37.70
200	Kenyon	1,811	37.60
201	Coleraine	1,888	37.20
202	Deephaven	3,835	36.90
203	Montevideo	5,303	36.80
204	Mapleton	1,745	36.50
205	Becker	4,958	36.50
206	Wyoming	8,063	36.40
207	Olivia	2,243	36.10
208	Menahga	1,292	35.70
209	Avon	1,493	35.60
210	Zumbrota	3,843	35.20
211	Pequot Lakes	2,236	35.20
212	St. James	4,740	35.10
213	Starbuck	1,307	34.80
214	Crosby	2,253	34.50
215	Osakis	1,667	34.50
216	Lonsdale	4,789	34.40
217	Goodhue	1,261	34.00
218	North Oaks	5,175	33.70
219	Wadena	4,361	33.20
220	Barnesville	2,757	33.20
221	Braham	1,674	32.00
222	Warroad	2,067	31.90
223	Plainview	3,501	31.70
224	Arlington	2,298	31.00
225	Lewiston	1,680	31.00
226	Nisswa	1,744	30.40
227	Pelican Rapids	2,589	30.40
228	Dundas	1,882	30.20
229	Howard Lake	1,864	29.80
230	Lake Shore	1,117	29.60
231	Tyler	1,019	29.50
232	Winnebago	1,247	29.40
233	Rushford	1,790	28.30
234	Annandale	3,365	28.20
235	Atwater	1,217	28.00
236	Breezy Point	2,647	27.50
237	Fairfax	1,134	27.50
238	Tracy	1,869	27.20
239	Slayton	2,089	27.10
240	Lester Prairie	1,848	27.10
241	Madelia	2,380	26.90
242	Ada	1,834	25.90
243	Frazee	1,595	25.90
244	Preston	1,315	24.60
245	Adrian	1,288	23.90
246	Springfield	2,209	23.80
247	Two Harbors	3,598	23.70
248	Glyndon	1,286	23.30
249	Chatfield	2,693	22.90
250	Parkers Prairie	1,089	22.80
251	Perham	3,577	19.60
252	Truman	1,223	18.90
253	Canby	1,563	15.20

Methodology

Cities in Minnesota are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in minnesota?: Minneapolis ranks #1 with 90.10 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in minnesota?: 1. Minneapolis (90.10), 2. Oak Park Heights (85.40), 3. Robbinsdale (85.20), 4. St. Louis Park (84.90), 5. Hopkins (84.80)
How many cities in Minnesota are ranked?: This ranking includes 253 cities in Minnesota with available data.

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