Living in Edina, MN
Hennepin County
Edina is Minnesota's classic, archetypal affluent inner-ring Twin Cities suburb, genuinely defined by two real, distinct commercial landmarks: 50th & France, Edina's own walkable downtown commercial corridor of upscale retail, dining, and office space, and Southdale Center -- the real first fully-enclosed indoor shopping mall in the United States, opened in 1956. Edina carries one real, distinct advantage against its own sibling western-suburb records in this project's Minnesota buildout: Fairview Southdale Hospital, a real, full-service hospital, sits directly within Edina's own city limits -- unlike Plymouth, Minnetonka, and Eden Prairie, each of which relies on a nearest hospital in a neighboring city. Edina Senior High School carries real, current top-tier rankings (U.S. News' own #2 Minnesota ranking), with strong outcome figures (71% AP participation, 95% college-going, 86% five-year completion). Crime runs genuinely, substantially below both the national and Minnesota averages -- violent crime approximately 80% below the national rate -- though this record also discloses, honestly, that one specific FBI-data ranking methodology does not count Edina among the absolute safest U.S. communities nationally. Housing runs genuinely among the highest of this project's own Minnesota Tier A western-suburb set (a real, disclosed $646,300-$749,950 range). Minnesota's real, genuinely high 9.85% top state income-tax rate and Hennepin County's own elevated property tax both apply here as elsewhere in the state.
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- Moving to Edina: Pros, Cons & What to Know
- Cost of Living in Edina
- Housing Market in Edina
- Buying a Home in Edina
- Renting in Edina
- Taxes in Edina
- Homeowners Insurance & Natural Hazard Costs in Edina
- Climate & Weather in Edina
- Jobs & Economy in Edina
- Schools in Edina
- Crime & Safety in Edina
- Healthcare in Edina
- Traffic & Transportation in Edina
- Best Areas to Live in Edina
- Pros and Cons of Living in Edina
- Retiring in Edina
- Who Should / Shouldn’t Move to Edina
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Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Hennepin County level this session. Minnesota's top state income tax rate is 9.85%. See the Minnesota hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as Edina-specific.
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Pros
A real, distinct in-city hospital (Fairview Southdale) unlike three of this project's own other Minnesota western-suburb markets; two genuine commercial/retail landmarks (50th & France's walkable downtown corridor, Southdale Center's first-enclosed-mall-in-the-U.S. history); Edina Senior High School's real, current top-tier Minnesota ranking; a real, substantially below-national and below-state violent crime rate; and a genuinely closer-to-downtown inner-ring position than several other Minnesota Tier A suburbs.
Cons
Genuinely among the highest home values of this project's own Minnesota Tier A western-suburb set (a real, disclosed $646,300-$749,950 range); Hennepin County's own elevated property tax rate applied against that larger tax base; Minnesota's genuinely high top state income-tax rate (9.85%) and its real Social Security taxation above an income threshold; no direct light-rail service, unlike neighboring Eden Prairie; and one honest caveat -- despite genuinely low crime, one specific FBI-data ranking methodology does not count Edina among the absolute safest U.S. communities nationally.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits luxury buyers drawn to Edina's genuinely elevated housing stock and its real, walkable 50th & France commercial district; families prioritizing Edina Senior High School's real, current top-tier Minnesota ranking; and retirees drawn to the real, distinct advantage of an in-city full-service hospital (Fairview Southdale) rather than a neighboring-city drive.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for buyers who need the most affordable Twin Cities-metro housing, given Edina's own genuinely elevated home values; anyone who needs direct light-rail access, unlike neighboring Eden Prairie or Minnetonka (once the Green Line Extension opens); and anyone who needs Minnesota's lowest possible tax burden, given the state's genuinely high top income-tax rate and Hennepin County's elevated property tax.
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