Best Small Cities In Minnesota: How Maple Grove Performed

MAPLE GROVE, MN — Maple Grove is among the best "small cities" in Minnesota, according to a new report. The town is in the 91st percentile of those ranked in a new study from WalletHub.

"No two small cities are made equal, though, so which ones outshine the rest? To find out, WalletHub compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 based on 43 key indicators of livability," the report reads.

"They range from housing costs to school-system quality to restaurants per capita. Read on for the winners, additional insight from our panel of experts and a full description of our methodology."

Here are the top small cities in Minnesota, and how they performed among the five key categories:

See the full study here.