The Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington metro has 3.7M residents (per 2024 ACS 5-year Estimates ), a 2024 median household income of $100K, median home value of $374K, median age of 38, and a 45% bachelor's-degree share among adults 25 and older. The analysis below clusters neighborhoods within the metro's urbanized areas, covering 2.6M of those 3.7M residents. The western suburbs from Edina and St. Louis Park out through Minnetonka, Plymouth, and Wayzata lead on home values, incomes, and education, while a crescent wrapping the north and east sides of St. Paul sits at the bottom.
Median home value
The top neighborhood is the cluster west of Minneapolis at $687K, with the Edina cluster close behind at $682K — well above the metro median of $374K. Three further western communities follow: west of Wayzata at $650K, west Plymouth at $639K, and west of Eden Prairie at $603K. At the bottom, the North St. Paul cluster reports $239K and the East St. Paul cluster reports $243K, with three more sub-$275K clusters arrayed around them — north of Maplewood at $255K, a second North St. Paul cluster at $264K, and a West Minneapolis cluster at $273K. The dark-blue ≥$500K tier hugs the western suburbs along the Lake Minnetonka corridor; the under-$300K tier traces a band wrapping St. Paul on the north and east.
Median household income
The West Plymouth cluster leads the metro at $205K, more than double the metro median. West of Eden Prairie follows at $181K, with North Plymouth at $168K, Maple Grove at $167K, and the Edina cluster at $165K. The lowest incomes ring the urban core: the North St. Paul cluster at $61K, East Minneapolis at $63K, East St. Paul at $64K, west of St. Paul at $65K, and a West Minneapolis cluster at $69K. The ≥$140K tier covers the same Plymouth–Maple Grove–Eden Prairie western band that holds the highest home values; the under-$80K tier wraps the close-in neighborhoods of both central cities.
Median age
The oldest neighborhoods sit on the metro's western and southern edges. The North Bloomington cluster and the cluster east of Mendota Heights tie for oldest at 48, with the cluster west of Bloomington also at 48, west of Wayzata at 47, and west of Minnetonka at 46. The youngest neighborhood is the cluster west of St. Paul at 29, followed by the Minneapolis cluster at 30 — pulled down by the University of Minnesota student population — an East Minneapolis cluster at 30, the East St. Paul cluster at 31, and the North St. Paul cluster at 32. Most of the metro sits in the 34–40 band; the ≥44 tier is concentrated in the older western and southern suburbs, while the under-34 tier marks the two downtowns and the close-in neighborhoods around them.
Adults with a bachelor's degree
Education tracks income closely. The West Plymouth cluster leads at 79%, tied with the cluster west of Minneapolis, also at 79%. The Edina cluster and a West St. Paul cluster follow at 75%, with the cluster east of St. Louis Park at 74%. The lowest shares ring the northern and eastern edges of the urban core: East St. Paul at 21%, Coon Rapids at 22%, West Brooklyn Center at 23%, South Brooklyn Park at 25%, and west of Coon Rapids at 26%. The ≥70% tier traces the western arc from St. Louis Park out through Edina, Minnetonka, and Plymouth; the under-30% tier sits along the metro's northern ring through Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Coon Rapids, and the east side of St. Paul.
Where the patterns overlap
The same western arc — Edina, west Plymouth, west of Wayzata, west of Eden Prairie, west of Minneapolis — sits at the top of home values, incomes, and education simultaneously. The east-side St. Paul band sits at the bottom of all three: the East St. Paul cluster ranks bottom on every metric, and the North St. Paul cluster ranks bottom on home value, income, and age. Age cuts differently: the metro's oldest neighborhoods are the inner-southwestern suburbs around Bloomington and Mendota Heights, while its youngest mix the two downtowns with the lower-income clusters wrapping them.
Key Takeaways
- The West Plymouth cluster leads the metro on income ($205K) and ties for the top bachelor's share (79%), roughly double the metro income median of $100K.
- The cluster west of Minneapolis tops home value at $687K and ties for the top bachelor's share at 79%.
- The East St. Paul cluster ranks bottom on all four metrics: home value ($243K), income ($64K), age (31), and bachelor's share (21%).
- The North Bloomington and east-of-Mendota-Heights clusters tie as the metro's oldest at 48, well above the metro median of 38.
- The Minneapolis and west-of-St.-Paul clusters are the metro's youngest at 30 and 29, with the University of Minnesota student population concentrated in the Minneapolis cluster.