Fountain Hills, AZ 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.

Fountain Hills

65.5

#1629 nationally

Minnetonka

72.3

#909 nationally

Minnetonka leads in crime level (3.2 vs 5.0). Minnetonka leads in average commute (20.1 min vs 28.5 min). Minnetonka leads in median household income ($114,867 vs $100,317).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fountain Hills, AZ	Minnetonka, MN
WhereAtHome Score	65.5 (#1629)	72.3 (#909)
Population	23,611	52,463
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$662,184	$493,096
Median Household Income	$100,317	$114,867
Average Commute	28.5 min	20.1 min
Walk Score	19	N/A
Crime Level	5.0	3.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	132	126
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+3.5	D+42.6

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