Independence
Hennepin County · 3,763 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #61 of 271 in MN
Minnesota rankings · Jobs & income
Best towns for jobs & income in Minnesota
Independence ranks first on jobs & income among Minnesota’s 273 towns of 2,500+; 135 of the 273 grade A− or better on jobs & income nationally.
The Jobs & income grade: household income, poverty, unemployment (Census ACS) and jobs within a 45-minute drive (EPA). How grades work
A+
Deephaven
Hennepin County · 3,794 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #3 of 271 in MN
#T2Elko New Market
Scott County · 5,300 peopleJobs & income grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #93 of 271 in MN
All 273 towns
Jobs & income grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 81 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
273 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
9West Lakeland TownshipWashington County · 3,931 peopleA+among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #60 of 271
T24Livonia TownshipSherburne County · 6,436 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 271
27Monticello TownshipWright County · 3,374 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #52 of 271
28Lake ElmoWashington County · 14,376 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #117 of 271
29White Bear TownshipRamsey County · 10,399 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 271
33Franklin TownshipWright County · 2,939 peopleA+better than 97% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #130 of 271
34Spring Lake TownshipScott County · 3,498 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #154 of 271
T35St. Paul ParkWashington County · 5,396 peopleA+better than 96% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 271
40Maple GroveHennepin County · 73,893 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #161 of 271
T41Marion TownshipOlmsted County · 4,111 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #157 of 271
T41St. AnthonyHennepin County · 9,989 peopleA+better than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #125 of 271
44Palmer TownshipSherburne County · 2,633 peopleAbetter than 95% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #222 of 271
51Big Lake TownshipSherburne County · 8,283 peopleAbetter than 94% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #106 of 271
60Cottage GroveWashington County · 43,604 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #50 of 271
61Brockway TownshipStearns County · 3,016 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #123 of 271
T70Thomson TownshipCarlton County · 5,624 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 271
73Silver Creek TownshipWright County · 2,620 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #85 of 271
T74Cedar Lake TownshipScott County · 3,080 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #115 of 271
T74Inver Grove HeightsDakota County · 36,873 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 271
80St. Louis ParkHennepin County · 50,027 peopleAbetter than 89% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #180 of 271
T87Chisago Lake TownshipChisago County · 4,958 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #103 of 271
T91Vadnais HeightsRamsey County · 13,052 peopleAbetter than 87% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 271
T96Rockford TownshipWright County · 3,474 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #107 of 271
T101Cascade TownshipOlmsted County · 2,810 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #183 of 271
104Orrock TownshipSherburne County · 3,698 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 271
105Eagle LakeBlue Earth County · 3,357 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #167 of 271
T106HermantownSt. Louis County · 10,110 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #190 of 271
T106New Market TownshipScott County · 3,574 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #164 of 271
110Watab TownshipBenton County · 3,478 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #172 of 271
T115Golden ValleyHennepin County · 21,325 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #155 of 271
T115Oak Park HeightsWashington County · 4,625 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #165 of 271
T119Falcon HeightsRamsey County · 5,071 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #62 of 271
121North MankatoNicollet County · 14,165 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #98 of 271
122White Bear LakeRamsey County · 23,392 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #122 of 271
124North St. PaulRamsey County · 12,780 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #227 of 271
126Forest LakeWashington County · 20,952 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #168 of 271
127Wakefield TownshipStearns County · 2,829 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #194 of 271
130Alexandria TownshipDouglas County · 3,114 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 271
131Spring Lake ParkAnoka County · 7,127 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #204 of 271
132Corinna TownshipWright County · 2,596 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 271
T133Cannon FallsGoodhue County · 4,209 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #128 of 271
T133Linwood TownshipAnoka County · 5,403 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #170 of 271
135Brooklyn ParkHennepin County · 83,543 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #199 of 271
138BloomingtonHennepin County · 89,034 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #225 of 271
139New London TownshipKandiyohi County · 2,965 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 271
145Chisago CityChisago County · 5,955 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #140 of 271
146Cambridge TownshipIsanti County · 2,592 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #200 of 271
147Sylvan TownshipCass County · 3,030 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 271
154Northern TownshipBeltrami County · 3,701 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #248 of 271
155South St. PaulDakota County · 20,532 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #206 of 271
T158North BranchChisago County · 12,398 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #146 of 271
165Collegeville TownshipStearns County · 3,262 peopleBbetter than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #257 of 271
166West St. PaulDakota County · 21,950 peopleBbetter than 64% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #217 of 271
168La Grand TownshipDouglas County · 4,309 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #131 of 271
T169Blue Hill TownshipSherburne County · 2,625 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #159 of 271
T169PrincetonMille Lacs County · 5,480 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #151 of 271
172RobbinsdaleHennepin County · 14,030 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #241 of 271
176Little CanadaRamsey County · 10,567 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #145 of 271
179Harris TownshipItasca County · 3,364 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #226 of 271
T180Bradford TownshipIsanti County · 3,549 peopleB−better than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #215 of 271
184Brooklyn CenterHennepin County · 31,846 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #261 of 271
186MinneapolisHennepin County · 430,324 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #262 of 271
187Norwood Young AmericaCarver County · 3,777 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #120 of 271
188Breezy PointCrow Wing County · 2,771 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #132 of 271
193East Grand ForksPolk County · 8,906 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #148 of 271
196Grand Lake TownshipSt. Louis County · 2,705 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #247 of 271
197Columbia HeightsAnoka County · 22,482 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #260 of 271
198Pokegama TownshipPine County · 2,884 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #263 of 271
200Bemidji TownshipBeltrami County · 4,031 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #229 of 271
204Mountain IronSt. Louis County · 2,835 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #99 of 271
T205MankatoBlue Earth County · 46,529 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #239 of 271
212Thief River FallsPennington County · 8,799 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #182 of 271
217Blue EarthFaribault County · 3,165 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #169 of 271
T224AlexandriaDouglas County · 15,045 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #144 of 271
232Granite FallsYellow Medicine County · 2,691 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #193 of 271
243White TownshipSt. Louis County · 3,088 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #219 of 271
246Redwood FallsRedwood County · 5,040 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #216 of 271
249Pelican RapidsOtter Tail County · 2,608 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #126 of 271
252Fergus FallsOtter Tail County · 14,246 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #208 of 271
253Grand RapidsItasca County · 11,181 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #211 of 271
256Detroit LakesBecker County · 10,019 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #243 of 271
263Little FallsMorrison County · 9,277 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #264 of 271
268International FallsKoochiching County · 5,481 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #207 of 271
Not ranked
1 town without a jobs & income grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Baldwin · 7,231 people
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Questions people ask
Which Minnesota town is best for jobs and income?
Independence (Hennepin County) ranks first on jobs & income among 273 towns, with an A+; Deephaven and Elko New Market follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Jobs & income grade: household income, poverty, unemployment (Census ACS) and jobs within a 45-minute drive (EPA). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a jobs & income grade (273 in Minnesota). 1 town of 2,500+ lack the figures and is listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Minnesota page.
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