Hopkins is a suburban city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, located west of Minneapolis. The population was 19,079 at the 2020 census. The city is four square miles in size and is surrounded by the larger suburban communities of Minnetonka, Saint Louis Park, and Edina. The city's main street was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022 as the Hopkins Commercial Historic District.

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How Hopkins ranks

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Town numbers

ZIP code55305, 55343

Area code952

Living in Hopkins

Housing in Hopkins

$332K▲ 2.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hopkins home is worth about $332,000, up 2.4% in a year, 5% below the Minnesota typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market16

Sale-to-list100.5%

Sold in May16

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Safety in Hopkins

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Safety Grade C+

Hopkins reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hopkins 2.6

Minnesota 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hopkins 11.4

Minnesota 14.3

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Hopkins

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School Grade A-

The public schools Hopkins’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictHOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools10

Eisenhower Elementary C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 504 students Alice Smith Elementary C+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 467 students Xinxing Academy A+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 238 students Ubah Academy CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 321 students School #527 C-High · Grades 6–12 · 35 students Chesterton AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 165 students

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.

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