CITY PROFILE

Minneapolis, MN

Nice downtown, brutal winters, your car's rust is a feature.

By the numbers

Typical home value$394K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI)
Typical rent$1,721/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI)
Average temperature7°C · warmest 22.8°C · coolest -10.6°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation840 mm · NASA POWER
Metro size rank (US)#16 · Zillow SizeRank

Match scores

  • Affordable to buy88
  • Affordable to rent85
  • Climate comfort21
  • Big-city amenities67

Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.