Cost of living in Lakeville

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score

C+

65/100
44th of 60

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The four inputs

Housing cost index115

Minneapolis 10045% · scores 65

Effective property tax rate0.96%

Minneapolis 1.04%25% · scores 72

Utilities89

Minneapolis 10020% · scores 71

Local sales tax8.14%

Minneapolis median 8.14%10% · scores 37

Vertical rule marks the Minneapolis reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Minneapolis suburbs for cost of living

All 60 ranked, Lakeville highlighted

1St. CloudA−$225,000 2HastingsB+$322,400 3AnokaB$308,700 4South St. PaulB$281,600 5Columbia HeightsB$277,600 6Forest LakeB$393,500 7New BrightonB$364,700 8West St. PaulB$301,300 9OakdaleB−$318,100 10Inver Grove HeightsB−$363,400 11Coon RapidsB−$305,800 12CrystalB−$296,100 13EaganB−$397,100 14BurnsvilleB−$355,200 15RosevilleB−$352,100 16MankatoB−$261,700 17Elk RiverB−$370,100 18FridleyB−$302,900 19Ham LakeB−$442,500 20MaplewoodB−$323,200 21RamseyB−$359,600 22White Bear LakeB−$331,800 23St. PaulB−$294,500 24FarmingtonB−$366,200 25Brooklyn CenterB−$274,300 26OtsegoB−$396,700 27New HopeB−$337,000 28RosemountB−$424,100 29SavageC+$432,300 30MinnetonkaC+$475,800 31StillwaterC+$414,200 32River FallsC+$327,600 33Brooklyn ParkC+$336,200 34BuffaloC+$314,400 35MinneapolisC+$362,200 36RichfieldC+$344,000 37St. MichaelC+$390,100 38HopkinsC+$375,600 39HugoC+$408,900 40ShoreviewC+$383,700 41St. Louis ParkC+$386,800 42ChamplinC+$358,700 43BloomingtonC+$361,700 44LakevilleC+$452,500 45NorthfieldC+$329,400 46PlymouthC+$491,200 47Maple GroveC+$418,300 48BlaineC+$352,400 49Lino LakesC+$407,200 50Apple ValleyC$370,400 51ShakopeeC$374,800 52AndoverC$410,200 53Eden PrairieC$473,900 54Prior LakeC$450,700 55WoodburyC$450,200 56EdinaC$646,300 57ChaskaC−$404,700 58Cottage GroveC−$378,800 59Golden ValleyC−$431,400 60ChanhassenD+$566,300

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Better than Lakeville on cost of living

Lakeville grades C+ on cost of living. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall

Hastings20 mi from LakevilleB+$322k1.01% 60 C South St. Paul18 mi from LakevilleB$282k1.16% 56 C− West St. Paul18 mi from LakevilleB$301k1.02% 62 C Inver Grove Heights14 mi from LakevilleB−$363k0.95% 62 C Eagan11 mi from LakevilleB−$397k0.93% 70 B− Burnsville6 mi from LakevilleB−$355k0.96% 62 C

Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24

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