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NerdWallet: Rosemount No. 7 City in Minnesota for Young Families

The consumer-advocacy website analyzed national and statewide data in five categories to come up with the list.

Written by Kris Janisch and Wendy Erlien

Rosemount comes in at No. 7 among the best cities in Minnesota for young families, according to NerdWallet, a consumer-advocacy website.

The site analyzed national and statewide data in five categories to come up with the list:

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  • Public school rating
  • Median home value
  • Ongoing cost of homeownership
  • Median income
  • Economic growth

From the description for Rosemount on the website:

Rosemount is about 15 miles south of the Twin Cities. The community has blown up in recent years, having seen 50 percent growth in population from 2000 to 2010. The schools in the area are excellent, too. On the ACT, District 196 outperformed the state average by a full point – and Minnesota already leads the nation on the test.

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