Is Edina, MN a good place to live?

Edina consistently ranks among Minnesota's most desirable suburbs, driven by Edina Public Schools (top 5% of Minnesota districts), a 15-minute drive to downtown Minneapolis, two walkable retail districts at 50th & France and Southdale, and an extensive parks and trail system. It is also one of the state's higher-priced markets, with a median household income of about $128,767.

What are the best neighborhoods in Edina?

It depends entirely on priorities. Country Club offers historic architecture and walkability to 50th & France. Rolling Green and Indian Hills offer the largest, most private lots. Parkwood Knolls leads for new construction. Morningside and Arden Park are the most approachable entry points into northeast Edina. Southdale and Centennial Lakes suit lock-and-leave condo buyers.

How much do homes cost in Edina, MN?

Edina spans an unusually wide range, from condominiums near Southdale in the low $200,000s to estate properties in Rolling Green and Indian Hills above $3 million. Because the mix of homes that sell each month swings the citywide median dramatically, a neighborhood-level analysis is far more useful than any single citywide figure.

Are Edina schools really that good?

Edina Public Schools ranks in the top 5% of Minnesota districts for overall performance, math, reading, science and graduation rate, with roughly 72% math and 76% reading proficiency and a 16:1 student-teacher ratio. Edina High School ranks among the top public high schools in the state. Attendance boundaries should always be verified for a specific address.

Does Edina have flood risk?

Portions of Edina near Minnehaha Creek and Nine Mile Creek sit in mapped floodplain, and the city has adopted a flood risk reduction strategy to address localized stormwater flooding in a largely built-out landscape. Risk is highly parcel-specific, so buyers should review FEMA flood maps and the City of Edina's floodplain resources for any address under consideration.

Can you tear down and rebuild in Edina?

In most Edina neighborhoods, yes, and teardown-rebuild activity has reshaped much of the city. The significant exception is the Country Club District, a Heritage Preservation District listed on the National Register of Historic Places, where homes generally cannot be demolished and street-facing facade changes require city approval.

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EDINA

Hennepin County, Minnesota 15.5 Square Miles 45 Neighborhoods Est. 1888

Fifteen square miles that behave like forty-five different markets — and the difference between them is usually four blocks.

Edina is the suburb everyone thinks they know. What buyers actually need is the block-level version: which streets hold value, where the creek runs, which side of France Avenue changes the school assignment, and what a 1948 rambler on a half-acre is really worth to a builder. That's what this page is for.

53,262Residents

44.9Median Age

$128,767Median Household Income

10/10District Testing Rank

Location Snapshot

How the city actually feels to live in

Edina is not one lifestyle. The northeast corner is a walkable, sidewalk-and-stroller neighborhood; the west is wooded, hilly and car-dependent; the south is high-rise and lock-and-leave. These scores are directional — I'll always give you the honest version for a specific address.

Getting Anywhere

Lake Harriet & Chain of Lakes: ~5 min
Downtown Minneapolis: ~15 min
MSP International Airport: ~15–20 min
Mall of America: ~15 min
Southdale & Galleria: ~5 min
Lake Minnetonka (Wayzata): ~25 min

Orientation

Schematic — not to scale. Green lines are the two creeks; they explain a great deal about lot values, tree canopy and flood mapping.

Geographies & Profiles

The neighborhood index

Tell me what matters most and the index reorders itself. Then open any neighborhood for the honest profile — architecture, lot character, and what actually trades there.

Quadrant

What matters most

Typical range

Points of Interest

Where Edina actually spends its Saturdays

Not a directory. The places that come up every single time I drive a buyer around.

Schools

Edina Public Schools, district 273

The district is the single biggest driver of Edina's price premium — and boundaries move. Never assume an address feeds a school because the neighbors say so; I verify assignment in writing before we write an offer.

~8,800Students Enrolled

16:1Student–Teacher Ratio

72%Math Proficiencyvs. state average

76%Reading Proficiencyvs. state average

#3District Rank in MinnesotaNiche 2026 ↗

#4High School Rank in MinnesotaNiche 2026 ↗

School	Level	Serving	Notes

Rankings shift a little every year, so rather than freeze a number on this page, here's the live source: current Niche rankings and parent reviews for every school in the district ↗

Independent schools within or minutes from Edina include Our Lady of Grace, Calvin Christian School, The Blake School (Hopkins campus) and Breck School (Golden Valley). Ratings and rankings are published by Niche and other third parties; I share them as a starting point, not as a recommendation, and attendance boundaries should always be verified for a specific address.

Demographics

Who lives here

Edina skews older, more established and more affluent than the metro — which shapes everything from inventory timing to how quickly a well-priced one-level sells.

Age Distribution

Households & Income

Households: ~22,900
Median household income: $128,767
Average household income: $214,711
Per capita income: $93,210
Population density: 3,446 / sq mi
Living above poverty line: 95.3%

American Community Survey, 2024 5-year estimates.

Market Statistics

What the market is doing

One citywide median is close to useless in Edina — a Southdale condominium and a Rolling Green estate sit in the same dataset. The neighborhood ranges above will tell you more than any single figure can.

Why I don't post a median here

Edina's citywide median swings hard month to month because the mix of what sells changes, not because values move. Three estate closings in Rolling Green can lift the median six figures without a single homeowner gaining a dollar — and a quiet quarter in the high end can make a strong market look soft.

Published medians also lump a Southdale condominium and a three-acre Indian Hills property into one number. That number describes no actual house in Edina. I'd rather give you the figure that applies to your block than a citywide average that flatters or frightens for the wrong reasons.

What I actually watch

Days on market and the list-to-sale ratio tell you far more about negotiating position than price does. So does the ratio of new listings to pending sales in a specific price band — that's the number that tells us whether we're pricing to attract or pricing to hold.

If you want the real read on your street, I'll pull every sale on and around it for the last twenty-four months and walk you through what it means. Twenty minutes, no obligation, and you'll know more than any online estimate can tell you.

Climate Risk

The part most agents skip

Edina is a mature, ninety-five-percent-developed city with two creeks running through it and stormwater infrastructure built for a different rainfall pattern. The city has an adopted flood risk reduction strategy for exactly this reason. None of this should scare you off a house — it should inform which house, and what you ask the inspector.

Before you write an offer

Check the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and the City of Edina's floodplain and stormwater maps for the specific parcel, ask for the seller's insurance loss history, and have the inspector look hard at grading, sump discharge, drain tile and the age of the sewer lateral. On a lower-level finish near either creek, I want documentation — not reassurance.

Common Questions

What buyers ask me about Edina

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