Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 40/100
D−
Median home value$274,300
Minneapolis $374,000
Median rent$1,376/mo
Minneapolis $1,440/mo
Cost-burdened households36%
Minneapolis 28%
Brooklyn Center
Hennepin County32,479 residents4 school districts
54
C−
Suburbgrade score
58th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
54
Minneapolis median 62
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Brooklyn Center is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brooklyn Center against Minneapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency35th pct
Minneapolis median 72nd pct
Student–teacher ratio13.8
Minneapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate77%
Minneapolis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 68/100
B−
Housing cost index88
Minneapolis 100
Eff. tax rate1.22%
Minneapolis 1.04%
Local sales tax8.14%
Minneapolis median 8.14%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 75/100
B
Mean commute22.1 min
Minneapolis 23.9 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Minneapolis 68%
Transit stops / sq mi29
Minneapolis median 6.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 58/100
C
Restaurants & cafés22
Minneapolis median 35 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Minneapolis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks76
Minneapolis median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 44/100
D
Median household income$72,535
Minneapolis $99,833
Unemployment5.8%
Minneapolis 4.1%
Professional occupations35%
Minneapolis 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brooklyn Center on housing & affordability
Brooklyn Center's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Andover13 mi from Brooklyn CenterB 62 C Chanhassen19 mi from Brooklyn CenterB 70 B− Edina12 mi from Brooklyn CenterB− 74 B Hugo19 mi from Brooklyn CenterB− 60 C Eden Prairie17 mi from Brooklyn CenterB− 74 B Maple Grove8 mi from Brooklyn CenterB− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brooklyn Center
Is Brooklyn Center, MN a good place to live?
Brooklyn Center scores 54 out of 100, 58th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Brooklyn Center expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $274,300, 27% below the Minneapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.22%. $1,376/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brooklyn Center?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Brooklyn Center sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 77% graduation rate and a 13.8 student–teacher ratio. Brooklyn Center is served by Brooklyn Center Community Schools, Osseo Public School District, Robbinsdale Public School District and Anoka-Hennepin School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brooklyn Center?
The mean commute is 22.1 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 29 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brooklyn Center?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 22 restaurants and cafés and 76 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Brooklyn Center old or new?
The median home in Brooklyn Center was built in 1962 — older 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. 67% 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.