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These Are Minnesota's Best 30 Suburbs: Niche

Niche has ranked the best suburbs in 2018 for Minnesota.

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TWIN CITIES METRO, MN — How do you define a great place to live? According to Niche.com, which has the 2018 Best Suburbs to Live in America rankings, there are several factors that a suburb is judged on, including school quality, amount of crime, housing trends, employment stats and access to amenities.

Based on those factors, as well as data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and more, Niche came up with the top 102 suburbs in Minnesota.

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Find Niche's top 30 below. Do you agree? let us know in the comments.

  1. Eden Prairie, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  2. Falcon Heights, A+ overall, A- public schools
  3. Edina, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  4. Chanhassen, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  5. Plymouth, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  6. Shoreview, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  7. Eagan, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  8. Woodbury, A+ overall, A public schools
  9. Minnetonka, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  10. Mendota Heights, A+ overall, A public schools
  11. Lauderdale, A+ overall, A- public schools
  12. Shorewood, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  13. Arden Hills, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  14. Victoria, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  15. North Oaks, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  16. Dellwood, A+ overall, A public schools
  17. Deephaven, A+ overall, A+ public school
  18. Mahtomedi, A+ overall, A public schools
  19. Medina, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  20. St. Louis Park, A+ overall, B+ public schools
  21. Apple Valley, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  22. New Brighton, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  23. Carver, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  24. Golden Valley, A+ overall, B+ public schools
  25. Maple Grove, A+ overall, A public schools
  26. Rosemount, A+ overall, A+ public schools
  27. Minnetrista, A+ overall, A public schools
  28. Roseville, A+ overall, A- public schools
  29. St. Anthony, A+ overall, A public schools
  30. Wayzata, A+ overall, A+ public schools

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