Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$370,400
Minneapolis $374,000
Median rent$1,738/mo
Minneapolis $1,440/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Minneapolis 28%
Apple Valley
Dakota County55,679 residentsRosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
10th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
68
Minneapolis median 62
0 · F
A+ · 100
Launch-day rule. Residents is not counted for Apple Valley yet: no poll responses so far. The overall score of 68 is computed on the other six categories, re-normalised to 100%. Answer the poll →
What living here is actually like
Written summary in preparation This page is waiting for its written summary, and for a person to check it. Until then it is excluded from search engines.
What Apple Valley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Apple Valley against Minneapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 75/100
B
Within-state proficiency81st pct
Minneapolis median 72nd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Minneapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate91%
Minneapolis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index104
Minneapolis 100
Eff. tax rate0.97%
Minneapolis 1.04%
Local sales tax8.14%
Minneapolis median 8.14%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute24.6 min
Minneapolis 23.9 min
Under 30 minutes67%
Minneapolis 68%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Minneapolis median 6.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés70
Minneapolis median 35 · within 2 miles
Groceries11
Minneapolis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks94
Minneapolis median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$97,673
Minneapolis $99,833
Unemployment3.1%
Minneapolis 4.1%
Professional occupations49%
Minneapolis 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
—
No responses yet. Residents is excluded from the score until eight people answer.
Ask the people who live here
Twelve yes/no questions, one tap each. No dataset knows whether the yards are kept or whether anyone talks to their neighbours. Answers feed the Residents grade, which needs eight responses before it counts.
Nobody has answered for Apple Valley yet. If you live here, you can be the first.
Is it quiet at night?
—
Do you feel safe walking after dark?
—
Can you walk to a grocery store?
—
Is it good for young children?
—
Are yards and streets well kept?
—
Tap either button to answer — no account neededAll twelve questions →
Better than Apple Valley on housing & affordability
Apple Valley's weakest grade is C. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Chanhassen19 mi from Apple ValleyB 70 B− Lakeville5 mi from Apple ValleyB− 70 B− Edina13 mi from Apple ValleyB− 74 B Eden Prairie15 mi from Apple ValleyB− 74 B Rosemount6 mi from Apple ValleyB− 59 C Plymouth23 mi from Apple ValleyC+ 72 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Apple Valley
Is Apple Valley, MN a good place to live?
Apple Valley scores 68 out of 100, 10th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Apple Valley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $370,400, 1% below the Minneapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.97%. $1,738/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Apple Valley?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Apple Valley sit at the 81st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Apple Valley is served by Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Apple Valley?
The mean commute is 24.6 min, with 67% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Apple Valley?
Within two miles there are 11 groceries, 70 restaurants and cafés and 94 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Apple Valley old or new?
The median home in Apple Valley was built in 1990 — 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. 78% 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.
Six Minneapolis lists
Best Minneapolis suburbs for familiesMost affordable Minneapolis suburbsBest Minneapolis suburbs for schoolsShortest commutes to Downtown MinneapolisMost walkable Minneapolis suburbsBest Minneapolis suburbs for young professionalsCompare Apple Valley
Every Minneapolis suburb, side by side