Brooklyn Park, MN vs Minnetonka, MN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Brooklyn Park

71.9

#945 nationally

Minnetonka

72.3

#909 nationally

Minnetonka leads in crime level (3.2 vs 8.0). Minnetonka leads in median household income ($114,867 vs $82,271). Brooklyn Park leads in cost of living index (107 vs 126).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Brooklyn Park, MN	Minnetonka, MN
WhereAtHome Score	71.9 (#945)	72.3 (#909)
Population	82,017	52,463
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$353,032	$493,096
Median Household Income	$82,271	$114,867
Average Commute	23.3 min	20.1 min
Walk Score	28	N/A
Crime Level	8.0	3.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	107	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+42.6	D+42.6

Data coverage note: Minnetonka is missing data for 1 metric that Brooklyn Park has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.