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101cities listedof 4,183 in the US $89,389typical household income▲ 11% above US $1,376typical rent per monthNear US average Minneapolislargest citypop. 427k

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Minneapolis	427k	$80,846	$1,371	3.7%
St. Paul	307k	$73,394	$1,281	3.7%
Rochester	122k	$89,389	$1,399	3.1%
Bloomington	89k	$93,211	$1,561	3.6%
Duluth	87k	$68,807	$1,087	3.5%
Brooklyn Park	84k	$89,891	$1,325	4.0%
Plymouth	79k	$136,534	$1,766	3.3%
Woodbury	78k	$125,310	$1,908	3.0%
Lakeville	74k	$139,041	$1,806	3.1%
Blaine	72k	$106,801	$1,705	3.7%
Maple Grove	71k	$132,731	$1,868	3.3%
St. Cloud	71k	$61,374	$1,003	4.4%
Eagan	68k	$108,690	$1,679	3.4%
Burnsville	64k	$87,024	$1,513	3.7%
Coon Rapids	63k	$88,251	$1,494	3.9%
Eden Prairie	63k	$130,489	$1,833	3.3%
Apple Valley	56k	$97,673	$1,738	3.6%
Edina	53k	$128,767	$1,844	3.2%
Minnetonka	53k	$119,517	$1,779	3.4%
St. Louis Park	50k	$101,648	$1,644	3.2%
Shakopee	46k	$107,223	$1,531	3.5%
Mankato	45k	$66,873	$1,132	3.2%
Moorhead	45k	$72,761	$1,033	3.1%
Cottage Grove	41k	$120,791	$1,783	3.4%
Maplewood	41k	$91,394	$1,406	4.2%
Richfield	37k	$85,132	$1,393	3.4%
Inver Grove Heights	36k	$101,316	$1,465	3.7%
Roseville	36k	$86,930	$1,374	3.7%
Andover	33k	$137,593	$2,037	3.4%
Savage	33k	$125,513	$1,766	3.1%
Brooklyn Center	32k	$72,535	$1,376	4.7%
Fridley	30k	$77,680	$1,326	4.2%
Chaska	29k	$110,956	$1,553	3.3%
Oakdale	29k	$93,772	$1,481	4.0%
Ramsey	28k	$116,415	$1,826	3.9%
Prior Lake	28k	$134,255	$1,654	3.2%
Rosemount	28k	$129,625	$1,640	3.2%
Elk River	27k	$108,741	$1,283	3.7%
Shoreview	27k	$108,370	$1,661	3.5%
Owatonna	26k	$80,750	$1,067	4.7%
Austin	26k	$68,057	$953	3.7%
Winona	26k	$56,337	$882	3.1%
Chanhassen	26k	$143,651	$1,831	3.3%
Faribault	25k	$61,449	$1,074	3.9%
White Bear Lake	24k	$83,554	$1,601	4.3%
Farmington	24k	$123,673	$1,241	3.6%
Champlin	23k	$116,102	$1,689	3.6%
New Brighton	23k	$88,521	$1,397	3.8%
Crystal	22k	$92,513	$1,467	3.6%
Otsego	22k	$119,927	$1,765	3.8%
Columbia Heights	22k	$73,691	$1,295	3.9%
Hastings	22k	$93,998	$1,183	3.6%
Lino Lakes	22k	$127,181	$1,874	3.9%
Golden Valley	22k	$108,772	$1,785	3.6%
West St. Paul	21k	$68,464	$1,282	3.6%
Willmar	21k	$62,280	$910	4.2%
New Hope	21k	$77,662	$1,335	3.6%
Northfield	21k	$84,895	$1,103	3.9%
Forest Lake	21k	$92,944	$1,421	3.4%
South St. Paul	21k	$87,994	$1,199	3.6%
St. Michael	20k	$131,274	$1,483	3.8%
Sartell	20k	$84,131	$1,275	4.0%
Stillwater	19k	$105,853	$1,622	3.4%
Hopkins	19k	$75,234	$1,468	3.6%
Albert Lea	18k	$64,603	$857	3.9%
Anoka	18k	$75,948	$1,269	3.9%
Red Wing	17k	$67,192	$969	3.9%
Ham Lake	17k	$120,135	$1,173	3.9%
Buffalo	16k	$88,820	$1,182	3.8%
Hugo	16k	$116,228	$1,891	3.4%
Hibbing	16k	$55,789	$833	4.6%
Bemidji	16k	$55,405	$1,067	5.1%
Monticello	15k	$79,534	$1,405	3.8%
Alexandria	15k	$61,374	$934	3.6%
Hutchinson	15k	$72,836	$940	4.3%
Brainerd	14k	$56,111	$827	4.8%
Robbinsdale	14k	$88,252	$1,758	3.6%
North Mankato	14k	$80,791	$973	3.2%
Fergus Falls	14k	$56,162	$911	4.6%
New Ulm	14k	$64,449	$962	3.9%
Marshall	14k	$68,566	$779	3.9%
Sauk Rapids	14k	$71,841	$964	4.7%
Worthington	14k	$61,797	$938	3.5%
Rogers	14k	$158,750	$1,789	3.6%
Waconia	13k	$111,031	$1,330	3.4%
Lake Elmo	13k	$153,669	—	3.4%
Mounds View	13k	$90,009	$1,245	3.8%
Vadnais Heights	13k	$98,685	$1,455	3.8%
North St. Paul	13k	$84,797	$1,352	3.8%
Cloquet	13k	$61,367	$1,024	5.1%
Big Lake	12k	$120,549	$1,340	4.1%
St. Peter	12k	$65,122	$961	3.2%
East Bethel	12k	$110,000	$1,695	3.9%
Mendota Heights	12k	$132,768	$1,631	3.6%
North Branch	12k	$90,456	$1,308	4.4%
Victoria	11k	$195,639	—	3.4%
Grand Rapids	11k	$61,029	$1,090	6.2%
Little Canada	11k	$77,957	$1,417	3.8%
Fairmont	10k	$53,084	$738	4.0%
Hermantown	10k	$90,849	$1,463	4.6%
Detroit Lakes	10k	$62,958	$954	4.5%

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