Minneapolis vs Golden Valley

Minneapolis and Golden Valley on the published weights — then move the weights to yours and see whether the result survives.

63C+

C+65

Golden Valley ahead by 2Editorial weights

Category by category

D−HousingC

Golden Valley +18 pts

DSchoolsC−

Golden Valley +9 pts

C+Cost of livingC−

Minneapolis +14 pts

A−CommuteA+

Golden Valley +9 pts

A+AmenitiesB−

Minneapolis +30 pts

D+EmploymentC

Golden Valley +9 pts

—Residents—

not comparable yet

Weigh it yourself

The published weights are an editorial judgement, not a fact. Drag them. Both totals recompute live and the bar above moves with them.

Housing & affordability18%Schools18%Cost of living14%Commute & transport14%Amenities12%Employment & income12%Residents12%

Weights total 100% · normalised to 100% before scoring, so you can be sloppy.

The numbers side by side

$362kMedian home value$431k

$1,371Median rent$1,785

22.0 minMean commute19.7 min

$81kMedian household income$109k

1.20%Effective property tax1.23%

34th pctWithin-state proficiency43rd pct

586Restaurants & cafés55

427,246Population21,725

0Resident responses0

Bold marks the better figure on that row. ACS 2020–24 · EDFacts SY2021–22 · OpenStreetMap Sep 2026.