Most walkable Minneapolis suburbs

Ranked on amenities within two miles at 40%, transit stop density at 15%, and the three poll questions about walking to groceries, restaurants and the state of the sidewalks at 45%. Walkability is mostly something residents know and datasets do not.

Updated Sep 2026·60 suburbs considered, 10 listed

Minneapolis$362k median · 22.0 min commute

Amenities A+Commute A−Residents inactive

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Walkability
overall 63 C+

St. Paul$295k median · 21.1 min commute

Amenities ACommute A−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 59 C

St. Louis Park$387k median · 20.2 min commute

Amenities A−Commute A+Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 71 B−

Richfield$344k median · 23.1 min commute

Amenities B+Commute B+Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 59 C

Crystal$296k median · 21.4 min commute

Amenities B+Commute A−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 64 C+

Roseville$352k median · 20.7 min commute

Amenities B+Commute AResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 65 C+

Columbia Heights$278k median · 23.6 min commute

Amenities BCommute BResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 56 C−

New Hope$337k median · 19.4 min commute

Amenities BCommute A−Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 58 C

West St. Paul$301k median · 22.4 min commute

Amenities BCommute B+Residents inactive

Walkability
overall 62 C

Burnsville Heart of the City "Grande Market Square" cornerstone building on Nicollet Ave and Burnsville Parkway

Burnsville$355k median · 23.3 min commute

Amenities BCommute BResidents inactive

Walkability
overall 62 C

This list's weighting

Amenities 40%Transit stop density 15%Resident poll (Q3, Q4, Q8) 45%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Minneapolis (BpA9543 · CC BY-SA 4.0); St. Paul (McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0); St. Louis Park (Joekristoff · CC BY-SA 4.0); Richfield (SDHO · CC BY-SA 4.0); Roseville (Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0); Columbia Heights (Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0); New Hope (Widgetkid · CC BY-SA 4.0); West St. Paul (DanNowicki · CC BY-SA 4.0); Burnsville (davumaya · CC BY-SA 2.0).