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Minnesota Relocation Information

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Real Estate / Property Tax rates by County for Minnesota

Relative effective property tax level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Minnesota ranks on property tax as a percentage of market value.

Median Effective Relatiave Property Tax Rates

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.


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Population Density by County for Minnesota

Relative effective density level: when compared to counties throughout the US, this is how Minnesota ranks on the ratio of people per square mile.

Relative Population Density

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.


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Residential Real Estate - Minnesota

A summary of real estate and cost of living information to help you if you’re moving to Minnesota. As part of relocating to Minnesota, you can purchase a Locale Report to

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and get useful information to guide your search—including data that is not easy to find, like cost per square foot, ages of residential real estate, school statistics, and demographics. Use it for your move to Minnesota, second home in Minnesota, or retirement in Minnesota.

Residential Real Estate Snapshot

These statistics give you a benchmark to compare specific locations and decide whether they are affordable to you.

Real Estate Overview

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.

Status and Year Built for Real Estate in Minnesota

Ownership, rental and vacancy rates—and age distribution for residential real estate. Different architectural styles prevailed during these periods, so you can get a sense of whether your preferred style of home is likely to be available.

Residential Status & Year Built

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.

Types of Residential Real Estate: Minnesota compared to the US.

For your primary residence, you may want areas that skew to single home because values tend to appreciate more. For second homes or if you are retiring in Minnesota, multiple unit dwellings may offer less cost and time spent on maintenance.

Types of Residences

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.


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Schools - Minnesota

Note: “N/A” means data was not reported for that statistic. Even if you are retiring in Minnesota, or looking for a vacation home, school district quality will impact property value.

Education Statistics

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Department of Education data.

NAEP Test results for students in Minnesota

Test results
Categorized as: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced
Reported for: 4th grade Reading, 4th grade Math, 8th grade Reading, 8th grade Math

NAEP Test Scores

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Department of Education data.


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Demographics - Minnesota

These statistics are not easy to find and can help you decide if the area is right for you. They provide a benchmark that can help you whether you are relocating for a job, looking for a vacation home, or looking to retire in Minnesota.

Demographic Statistics

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.

Education level and Age Groups for people in Minnesota

Note: Education level does not sum to 100% because Bachelors and Graduate degree holders are included in the total of High School graduates.

Education Level & Age Distribution

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.

Population Mobility: Minnesota compared to the US.

Whether people lived in the same place from 1995 to 2000. If they moved, was it within the state, within the US, or from outside the US.

Population Mobility

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.


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List of counties in Minnesota

Numerical list   Alphabetical list
No.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
Name
Roseau
Kittson
Lake of the Woods
Koochiching
Marshall
Pennington
Red Lake
Cook
Polk
Beltrami
Clearwater
Lake
Itasca
St. Louis
Mahnomen
Norman
Hubbard
Cass
Becker
Clay
Carlton
Aitkin
Wadena
Crow Wing
Otter Tail
Wilkin
Pine
Todd
Morrison
Grant
Douglas
Kanabec
Mille Lacs
Traverse
Benton
Pope
Stevens
Isanti
Stearns
Chisago
Sherburne
Big Stone
Swift
Anoka
Wright
Kandiyohi
Meeker
Chippewa
Washington
Lac qui Parle
Ramsey
Hennepin
Carver
McLeod
Dakota
Renville
Yellow Medicine
Scott
Sibley
Goodhue
Lyon
Redwood
Lincoln
Le Sueur
Rice
Nicollet
Wabasha
Brown
Blue Earth
Steele
Dodge
Waseca
Winona
Olmsted
Pipestone
Murray
Cottonwood
Watonwan
Houston
Jackson
Fillmore
Martin
Rock
Faribault
Freeborn
Nobles
Mower
Name
Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
No.
22
44
19
10
35
42
69
68
21
53
18
48
40
20
11
8
77
24
55
71
31
84
81
85
60
30
52
79
17
38
13
80
32
46
2
4
50
12
3
64
63
61
15
5
82
54
47
33
29
87
76
66
86
16
74
25
6
27
75
9
36
51
7
62
56
65
83
1
58
41
59
14
39
70
37
43
28
34
67
23
72
49
78
26
73
45
57

Moving to Minnesota. How to Relocate to Minnesota. Best Place Live Minnesota. Compare Cities in Minnesota. Relocation Advice Minnesota. Relocation information. Best places to live. Best cities live. Source: 2000 U.S. Census data.


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