Several cities of MN rank in the top 100 in the ranking of the best places to live

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Sign of the welcome monument to the Minnesota border. (Photo by: Bernard Friel / Education Images / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Minneapolis (Fox 9) – Five cities in Minnesota rank in the top 100 on US News and the best places of World Report to live in the 2025-26 ranking.

Best places to live the list

The classification:

Us News and World Report publishes its best places to live in the American ranking each year, with this year’s list with 250 cities. To make the list, a city must have good value, be a desirable place to live, have a solid labor market and a high quality of life.

Here are the 10 best places to live in the United States:

1. Johns Creek, Georgia
2. Carmel, Indiana
3. Pearland, Texas
4. Fishers, Indiana
5. Cary, North Carolina
6. League City, Texas
7. Apex, North Carolina
8. Leander, Texas
9. Rochester Hills, Michigan
10. Troy, Michigan

A city in Minnesota did not make the top 10 on this year’s list.

Cities of Minnesota among the best places to live

Ranking of minnesota cities:

While the cities of Minnesota did not make the top 10 on this year’s list, five cities were presented in the Top 100.

Here’s how the cities of Minnesota ranked:

• Plymouth: n ° 1 in Minnesota, n ° 17 in the United States
• Maple Grove: n ° 2 in Minnesota, n ° 40 in the United States
• Eden Prairie: n ° 3 in Minnesota, n ° 46 in the United States
• Woodbury: n ° 4 in Minnesota, n ° 54 in the United States
• Rochester: n ° 5 in Minnesota, n ° 72 in the United States
• Eagan: n ° 6 in Minnesota, n ° 116 in the United States
• Mankato: n ° 7 in Minnesota, n ° 118 in the United States
• Blaine: n ° 8 in Minnesota, n ° 188 in the United States
• Bloomington: n ° 9 in Minnesota, n ° 215 in the United States
• Duluth: n ° 10 in Minnesota, n ° 237 in the United States
• Brooklyn Park: n ° 11 in Minnesota, n ° 292 in the United States
• Burnsville: n ° 12 in Minnesota, n ° 308 in the United States
• Coon Rapids: n ° 13 in Minnesota, n ° 368 in the United States
• St. Paul: n ° 14 in Minnesota, n ° 493 in the United States
• Minneapolis: n ° 15 in Minnesota, n ° 632 in the United States