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Minnesota's natural beauty, endless opportunities and friendly people are calling you home.

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Minnesota is home to some of the best places to live in America. In fact, three Minnesota cities — Bloomington, Minneapolis and Rochester — ranked on our list of the Top 100 Best Places To Live in the U.S. in 2023.

With four distinct seasons, the state embraces the outdoors. Yes, it snows. But so what, when the state offers so many winter recreation opportunities? It is the Land of 10,000 (actually more than 12,000) Lakes, providing countless opportunities for all manner of water sports as well as hiking, biking, camping and any number of ways to connect with the outdoors.

The North Star State’s economy shines, with major industry sectors in bioscience, healthcare services, advanced manufacturing and finance. The state is home to 17 Fortune 500 companies, including General Mills, 3M, Target, Medtronic, Best Buy, US Bancorp and Land O’ Lakes.

Minnesota offers stunning scenery, vibrant cities and genuinely nice people. These are the 6 best places to live in Minnesota.

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Quick Facts

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Places We Love In Minnesota

Rochester, MN

St. Cloud, MN

St. Paul, MN

Duluth, MN

Mankato, MN

Moorhead, MN

Edina, MN

Burnsville, MN

Owatonna, MN

Bloomington, MN

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Minnesota Connected Communities

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Livability explores what makes small-to-medium sized cities great places to live. Through proprietary research studies, engaging articles and original photography and video, we examine topics related to community amenities, education, sustainability, transportation, housing and the economy. We then leverage that expertise to develop city rankings for a range of topics including small towns, college towns and our annual Top 100 Best Places to Live.