Brooklyn Park
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Outdoors in Brooklyn Park
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About Brooklyn Park
City in Minnesota, United StatesBrooklyn Park is a suburban city on the west bank of the Mississippi River, upstream from (north of) the Twin Cities in northern Hennepin County. It is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 86,478 at the 2020 census. The city still has undeveloped land and farms, including the historic Eidem Homestead, a 1900s working farm that is a popular tourist attraction for families and school field trips. Brooklyn Park is considered both a second- and third-tier suburb of Minneapolis, because much of the land north of 85th Avenue was developed after 2000. WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Jesse Ventura served as mayor of Brooklyn Park from 1991 to 1995. He was elected gove…
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How Brooklyn Park ranks
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Housing in Brooklyn Park
The typical Brooklyn Park home is worth about $348,000, up 0.8% in a year, close to the Minnesota typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Brooklyn Park
Safety Grade C-
Brooklyn Park reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
Schools in Brooklyn Park
All Brooklyn Park schools →School Grade B
The public schools Brooklyn Park’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Brooklyn Park is
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