Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 49/100
D+
Median home value$336,200
Minneapolis $374,000
Median rent$1,325/mo
Minneapolis $1,440/mo
Cost-burdened households29%
Minneapolis 28%
Brooklyn Park
Hennepin County83,876 residents2 school districts
63
C+
Suburbgrade score
26th of 60 Minneapolis suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
63
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 Park is like to live in, by category
Bars show Brooklyn Park against Minneapolis. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency59th pct
Minneapolis median 72nd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.7
Minneapolis median 16.1
Graduation rate85%
Minneapolis median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index94
Minneapolis 100
Eff. tax rate1.15%
Minneapolis 1.04%
Local sales tax8.14%
Minneapolis median 8.14%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute21.3 min
Minneapolis 23.9 min
Under 30 minutes74%
Minneapolis 68%
Transit stops / sq mi23
Minneapolis median 6.5 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 69/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés37
Minneapolis median 35 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Minneapolis median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks70
Minneapolis median 61 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 60/100
C
Median household income$89,891
Minneapolis $99,833
Unemployment4.0%
Minneapolis 4.1%
Professional occupations41%
Minneapolis 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Brooklyn Park on housing & affordability
Brooklyn Park's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Andover10 mi from Brooklyn ParkB 62 C Chanhassen21 mi from Brooklyn ParkB 70 B− Edina15 mi from Brooklyn ParkB− 74 B Hugo19 mi from Brooklyn ParkB− 60 C Eden Prairie19 mi from Brooklyn ParkB− 74 B Maple Grove6 mi from Brooklyn ParkB− 67 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Brooklyn Park
Is Brooklyn Park, MN a good place to live?
Brooklyn Park scores 63 out of 100, 26th 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 Park expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $336,200, 10% below the Minneapolis median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.15%. $1,325/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Brooklyn Park?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Brooklyn Park sit at the 59th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 85% graduation rate and a 15.7 student–teacher ratio. Brooklyn Park is served by Osseo Public School District and Anoka-Hennepin School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Brooklyn Park?
The mean commute is 21.3 min, with 74% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 15% working from home. Transit density is 23 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Brooklyn Park?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 70 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Brooklyn Park old or new?
The median home in Brooklyn Park was built in 1980 — close to 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. 72% 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.