Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 12,447, settled in 1883.
Few places in the country grade higher. Victoria earns an A+, 20th of 271 graded towns in Minnesota. The median household earns $196K, it is healthier than 96% of U.S. towns, and its public schools beat 89% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $622K for a typical one and 6.2 times the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Victoria, above both Minnesota’s towns (33%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town in Minnesota scores higher than Victoria on the outdoors. The biggest place to walk is Carver Park Reserve, 3,985 acres with 16.9 miles of trail.
Where Victoria beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Victoria | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 11.4% |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Elementary | K–5 | 670 |
| Holy Family Catholic High School | 9–12 | 557 |
7,345 counted in 2010 and 10,546 in 2020; an estimated 12,447 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 17.9% since 2020, after 43.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Victoria is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 206 in 1920, 10,546 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1876 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Victoria. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
7 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
21 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
12 mi Theme parkValleyfair
23 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino ArenaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Victoria, 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 Victoria.
Victoria keeps more of its land conserved than most of Minnesota and has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Minnesota.
At 6.2 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income, the typical home (about $622K) costs more against local pay than in 94% of Minnesota towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $5,776, against $3,357 across Minnesota, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Victoria is $2,235 a month. The typical Victoria home is worth about $622,000, up 3.6% in a year, 78% above the Minnesota typical home. 94% of households own their home in Victoria.
| Victoria | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,235 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 94% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by Eastern Carver County Public School. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 670 | A |
| Holy Family Catholic High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 557 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its 4,502 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 99% of Minnesota towns. Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 274 in Minnesota.
23 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Victoria’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Carver Park Reserve | 16.9 mi | 3,985 |
| 2. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum | 4.7 mi | 225 |
| 3. Wassermann Lake Preserve | 0.3 mi | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Minnesota is food insecurity: 6.1% of its 7,373 adults worry about having enough food, against 11.4% statewide. Against the 1,016 U.S. towns with household incomes like Victoria’s, it is healthier than 57%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
8.9% of Victoria adults report frequent physical distress. Among 271 Minnesota towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Victoria. 27% of Victoria adults feel lonely.
| Victoria | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Victoria | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.3% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Victoria has 1,261 jobs for its 5,557 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 34.9 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave Victoria for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Victoria grew to 1,261 in 2023, 177 more than in 2013. Only 4 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher median household income than Victoria.
| Victoria | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $196,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Chanhassen Wsfo weather station, 5 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 160 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 84% of Minnesota places with climate records. July afternoons average 82.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 77% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 6.1°.
Victoria has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. About 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Victoria | 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
3 within 15 miles of the center of Victoria
About 4 of every 100 Victoria residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
46.1% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
2 places in Victoria on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Minnesota, United States
Victoria is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,546 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Victoria.
At #20 in MN, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Chaska (A+) comes closest.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | #20 | A+ | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Laketown Township | — | — | B− | — | A | A |
| Chanhassen | #72 | A | C− | — | A | A+ |
| Chaska | #33 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Minnetrista | #35 | A+ | D | A | A | A+ |
| Shorewood | #47 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
Laketown Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Victoria, Laketown Township, Chanhassen and Shorewood report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Victoria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Victoria grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #20 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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−.
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