Maple Grove Ranked Among Top 15 ‘Most Livable’ Small Cities In The US

MAPLE GROVE, MN — Maple Grove is one of the “most livable” small cities in the U.S., according to a recent study published by SmartAsset.

Maple Grove was ranked No. 12 in SmartAsset’s fifth annual “Most Livable Small Cities in the U.S.” list for 2022, which analyzed data on 286 cities with 65,000-100,000 residents.

SmartAsset evaluated several metrics, including home affordability, poverty and unemployment rates, average commute time and the percentage of residents without health insurance, as well as the concentration of entertainment venues, restaurants, bars and healthcare establishments.

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SmartAsset’s study also evaluated small cities’ Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality.

Maple Grove had the fifth-lowest percentage of residents living below the poverty line (3.5 percent), as well as the eighth-lowest percentage of housing costs relative to income (16.57 percent), according to SmartAsset.

Maple Grove had the 61st-highest concentration of arts, entertainment and recreation establishments, with just under 2 percent of all establishments in Hennepin County, according to SmartAsset’s study.

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Maple Grove was in the bottom half of all 286 cities that were analyzed for its healthcare-facilities density (11.51 percent), according to the study.

Nineteen of the 25 “most livable” small U.S. cities are in the Midwest, while 11 of the bottom-ranked 20 cities are in Florida,

O’Fallon, Missouri, was the No. 1 “most livable” U.S. city for the second consecutive year, followed by Oshkosh and Eau Claire in Wisconsin. Florida cities Kissimmee, Homestead and Miami Beach were the lowest-ranked cities in SmartAsset’s study.

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Ten of the top 70 “most livable” U.S. cities are in Minnesota, according to SmartAsset.

• Woodbury (10)
• Maple Grove (12)
• Duluth (15)
• Plymouth (19)
• Lakeville (23)
• Eagan (38)
• Bloomington (39)
• Brooklyn Park (54)
• St. Cloud (60)
• Blaine (70)

Click here to read more about the study and see the full list of “most livable” small U.S. cities.

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