Minneapolis gets its weakest marks on safety and raising children
Among Minnesotans who live outside Minneapolis but visit it, about 4 in 10 rate the overall feeling of safety there as poor, and nearly as many say the same about the city as a place to raise children.
Poor ratings run lower on the other three measures, from 29% for Minneapolis as a place to live down to 13% as a place to work.
Where Minneapolis draws its weakest ratings
Among Minnesotans who live outside Minneapolis but visit it, the share who rate the city as "poor" on each measure.
All visitors
Overall feeling of safety| All visitors | 39% |
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Place to raise children| All visitors | 37% |
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Place to live| All visitors | 29% |
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Place to visit| All visitors | 16% |
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Place to work| All visitors | 13% |
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By where they live
Overall feeling of safety| St. Paul | 34% |
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| Twin Cities suburbs | 36% |
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| Greater Minnesota | 44% |
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Place to raise children| St. Paul | 27% |
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| Twin Cities suburbs | 36% |
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| Greater Minnesota | 42% |
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Place to live| St. Paul | 21% |
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| Twin Cities suburbs | 26% |
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| Greater Minnesota | 33% |
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Place to visit| St. Paul | 12% |
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| Twin Cities suburbs | 16% |
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| Greater Minnesota | 18% |
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Place to work| St. Paul | 16% |
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| Twin Cities suburbs | 14% |
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| Greater Minnesota | 12% |
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Source: Lumaris Research, Minnesota Community Survey of 1,172 adults, Sept. 25 to Nov. 6, 2025.
Margin of error is ±3.85 pp at 95% confidence level. Margins are wider for subgroups.
Questions asked only of 819 respondents who visit Minneapolis but do not live in the city.
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