Smart Movers Club

    Minnesota county rankings

    Best counties in Minnesota to live

    We scored 83 counties with 5,000+ residents on home affordability, unemployment, education, population growth and total crime per 100,000 people.

    #CountyScoreHome valueIncomeUnemploymentCrime /100k
    1Wright County80$332,800$106,6662.1%366
    2Fillmore County69$204,000$75,2252.9%61
    3Jackson County69$145,400$69,9552.4%304
    4Lac qui Parle County69$143,400$71,6391.8%181
    5Carver County67$426,900$123,1443.1%493
    6Dodge County67$267,500$92,9433.1%463
    7Houston County67$226,300$77,0871.9%245
    8Sherburne County67$332,700$102,9653.3%457
    9Lyon County66$193,100$72,7613.4%615
    10Scott County65$393,500$120,2473.0%829
    11Stevens County64$180,800$71,0601.5%971
    12Wabasha County64$245,800$80,1332.2%368
    13Rock County63$201,600$70,6982.6%242
    14Swift County63$147,100$62,6014.0%135
    15Grant County62$178,600$72,9573.1%130

    Also see: Where to move in Minnesota

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023); FBI Crime Data Explorer county agency totals. "—" means no reporting data.

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