Eden Prairie MN – Best Places to Live

Eden Prairie MN is ranked no. 1 in the annual list of the 100 “Best Places to Live” in the U.S. by CNN Money magazine. Check this out for the list.

Top 100 rank: 1
Population: 64,000
Unemployment: 5.1%

Why is Eden Prairie, MN No. 1 this year? Not only is it family-friendly, it has a dynamite economy too.

At 5.1%, its unemployment rate is nearly one percentage point below the county rate and more than four points below the national average. It helps when you’ve got 50,000 jobs right in town.

Major employers include Fortune 500 trucking company C.H. Robinson, hearing-aid maker Starkey Labs, and the Minnesota Vikings, whose practice facility and front office are here. As for fiscal strength, Moody’s gives the town a perfect AAA bond rating.

While it doesn’t have much of a downtown, there’s plenty of outer beauty: from gently rolling hills to 17 lakes that residents flock to year-round for swimming and ice skating. Town parks are laced with 125 miles of running, hiking, and biking trails.

No wonder residents rank among the healthiest people in the nation. Add in top-notch schools and safe streets and you’ve got a place that’s tough to beat. –Ismat Mangla (CNN Money Magazine)

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