Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Median home value$410,200
Minneapolis $374,000
Median rent$2,037/mo
Minneapolis $1,440/mo
Cost-burdened households18%
Minneapolis 28%
Andover
Anoka County33,035 residents2 school districts
62
C
Suburbgrade score
35th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. Strong on employment & income and housing & affordability, held back by amenities.
62
Minneapolis median 62
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Andover is like to live in, by category
Bars show Andover against Minneapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency74th pct
Minneapolis median 72nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Minneapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate87%
Minneapolis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index107
Minneapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Minneapolis 1.04%
Local sales tax8.14%
Minneapolis median 8.14%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Mean commute25.4 min
Minneapolis 23.9 min
Under 30 minutes61%
Minneapolis 68%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Minneapolis median 6.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 34/100
F
Restaurants & cafés9
Minneapolis median 35 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Minneapolis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks43
Minneapolis median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Median household income$137,593
Minneapolis $99,833
Unemployment2.8%
Minneapolis 4.1%
Professional occupations49%
Minneapolis 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Andover on amenities
Andover's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Minneapolis20 mi from AndoverA+ 63 C+ St. Paul24 mi from AndoverA 59 C St. Louis Park21 mi from AndoverA− 71 B− Roseville19 mi from AndoverB+ 65 C+ Crystal15 mi from AndoverB+ 64 C+ Maple Grove11 mi from AndoverB+ 67 C+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Andover
Is Andover, MN a good place to live?
Andover scores 62 out of 100, 35th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Andover expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $410,200, 10% above the Minneapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $2,037/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Andover?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Andover sit at the 74th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Andover is served by Anoka-Hennepin School District and St. Francis Area Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Andover?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 61% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Andover?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 9 restaurants and cafés and 43 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Andover old or new?
The median home in Andover was built in 1994 — newer than the Minneapolis median of 1981. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 97% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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