Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Osseo grades B overall, 191st of 271 graded towns in Minnesota, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and it is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: its crime rate is higher than 60% of U.S. towns, with 2 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $303K, 3 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. 11% of residents are under 18 in Osseo, below both Minnesota’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 34 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. Osseo Water Tower is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Osseo beats most towns.
Where Osseo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Osseo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 206 in 1880, 2,688 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Osseo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
13 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
19 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
13 mi LakeBde Maka Ska
15 mi LakeLake MinnetonkaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Osseo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Osseo.
Osseo draws workers from Maple Grove and beyond, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
1,996 jobs are based in Osseo, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,382 in 2013 to 1,996.
Most working residents leave Osseo for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Osseo has added 614 jobs, to 1,996 in 2023. The median household income in Osseo is $62,000.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $62,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Osseo Public School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Osseo Senior High, with 2,289 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,128 | B− |
| Osseo Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,289 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Osseo. Osseo beats the Minnesota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 8.7% of adults have diabetes in Osseo.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Osseo | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 27.1% | 33.5% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.7% | 10.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 44% of households own their home, against 72.2% across Minnesota.
Osseo’s median age is 47 years. Osseo has lost 5.6% of its people since 2020, down to 2,534 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 34% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.2 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Osseo | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 31.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.8% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons average 82.3°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 85% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 5.8°.
Osseo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 6°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes fell from 77 to 32 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Osseo reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 60% report less.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 3 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home (about $303K) costs less against local pay than in 88% of Minnesota towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
44% of Osseo households own their home. The typical Osseo home is worth about $303,000, up 1.6% in a year, 13% below the Minnesota typical home.
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 44% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,333 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Osseo | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sipe Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Boerboom Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
17 within 15 miles of the center of Osseo
About 2 of every 100 Osseo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
2,430 counted in 2010 and 2,688 in 2020; an estimated 2,534 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 5.6%, after 10.6% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
6 notable people were born in Osseo.
Town in Minnesota, United States
Osseo ( OSS-ee-oh) is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 2,688.
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2 towns share a border with Osseo.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osseo | #191 | B | C+ | C+ | B− | A |
| Maple Grove | #161 | B+ | C | B− | B− | A+ |
| Brooklyn Park | #199 | B | C+ | C− | B | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Osseo grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #191 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
6 notable people were born here, including James Martinez and Caleb Truax.
