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Brooklyn Center, MN vs Maple Grove, MN

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Brooklyn Center needs about $92,000 in Maple Grove to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Maple Grove, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $78,000 in Brooklyn Center.

A few differences

Brooklyn Center vs Maple Grove · facet by facet
FacetBrooklyn Center, MNMaple Grove, MN
Median home price$274,300$418,300
2-bedroom rent$1,385/mo$1,871/mo
Property tax rate1.05%1.05%
State & local income tax3.68%3.68%
Sales tax7.5%7.5%
Cost of living index93108
Groceries index100100
Utilities$165/mo$165/mo
Median household income$72,535$132,731
Unemployment rate2.9%2.9%
Crime index40/10040/100
School rating7.0/107.0/10
Sunny days / year195 days195 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Brooklyn Center cheaper than Maple Grove?
Brooklyn Center has the lower day-to-day cost index (93 vs 108 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Maple Grove equals $85,000 in Brooklyn Center?
A household earning $85,000 in Brooklyn Center needs about $92,000 in Maple Grove to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Maple Grove lifestyle costs about $78,000 in Brooklyn Center.