Amenities in Elk River

OpenStreetMap · six inputs · 12% of the overall score

D−

42/100
51st of 60

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The six inputs

Groceries3

Minneapolis median 425% · scores 43

Restaurants & cafés14

Minneapolis median 3520% · scores 49

Parks15

Minneapolis median 6120% · scores 67

Fitness1

Minneapolis median 415% · scores 20

Healthcare0

Minneapolis median 810% · scores 0

Retail13

Minneapolis median 4410% · scores 50

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Best Minneapolis suburbs for amenities

All 60 ranked, Elk River highlighted

1MinneapolisA+586 2St. PaulA187 3St. Louis ParkA−83 4RosevilleB+106 5RichfieldB+91 6MankatoB+88 7CrystalB+55 8Maple GroveB+64 9BurnsvilleB64 10Eden PrairieB74 11Columbia HeightsB58 12EaganB71 13Apple ValleyB70 14New HopeB51 15NorthfieldB53 16West St. PaulB65 17MaplewoodB56 18White Bear LakeB−45 19EdinaB−47 20HopkinsB−47 21Golden ValleyB−55 22StillwaterB−62 23Brooklyn ParkB−37 24BuffaloB−36 25SavageB−45 26BloomingtonC+37 27ChamplinC+44 28WoodburyC+34 29River FallsC+29 30FridleyC+33 31ChanhassenC37 32PlymouthC40 33BlaineC32 34LakevilleC24 35South St. PaulC33 36Brooklyn CenterC22 37Coon RapidsC22 38HastingsC29 39AnokaC−45 40New BrightonC−21 41ShoreviewC−27 42ChaskaC−24 43Prior LakeC−18 44OakdaleD+25 45ShakopeeD+24 46St. CloudD+9 47Inver Grove HeightsD+17 48Cottage GroveD+9 49MinnetonkaD+21 50FarmingtonD13 51Elk RiverD−14 52RamseyD−7 53St. MichaelF9 54Lino LakesF9 55AndoverF9 56Forest LakeF6 57HugoF2 58RosemountF0 59OtsegoF0 60Ham LakeF0

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Better than Elk River on amenities

Elk River grades D− on amenities. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.

SuburbAmenitiesRestaurants & cafésGroceriesOverall

Crystal23 mi from Elk RiverB+559 64 C+ Maple Grove16 mi from Elk RiverB+647 67 C+ New Hope22 mi from Elk RiverB516 58 C Brooklyn Park19 mi from Elk RiverB−376 63 C+ Buffalo18 mi from Elk RiverB−363 57 C− Champlin14 mi from Elk RiverC+443 66 C+

Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026

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