Hennepin County · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · population 78,551
Where Plymouth stands
At or near all-time high. population shrinking 0.8% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 22.4 price-to-rent ratio, the math is starting to lean toward renting in Plymouth. Owner-occupier ROI requires longer holds and the assumption that prices keep appreciating roughly at the rate of rent.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →Plymouth has held up across the cycle: home values at $514,358 with +3.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.
Plymouth's population is shrinking 0.8% per year. Housing demand has to come from somewhere — if people are leaving, the buyer pool is shrinking faster than the inventory. That eventually shows up in price.
About Plymouth
Plymouth is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, with an estimated population of 78,551. It anchors the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro area. The population has contracted 0.8% per year on average since 2020. The median home value in Plymouth is $514,358 as of 2026-04, up 2.0% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.2% annual growth, with prices at or near the 5-year peak. Rents in Plymouth average $1,910 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+3.0%). The composite momentum score is 60 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.
▲ Bull case
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About Plymouth (Wikipedia)
Plymouth is a city in Hennepin County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. A suburb in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, the city is about 10 miles (16 km) west of downtown Minneapolis. The population was 81,026 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 7th-largest city.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
City facts
Extracted from the Wikipedia infobox. Values may be slightly out of date relative to the latest sources.
Playbook
Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.
Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.
Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.
Local safety & alerts
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Run the numbers for Plymouth
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Current weather
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Local news & community
Latest news
- Just Outside Minneapolis Is Minnesota's Charming Little Lake Park With Trails, Volleyball, And A Beachislands.com · 5h ago
- 8 MN Towns Among 250 Best Places To Live In US News RankingPatch · 13h ago
- 14125 36th Ave N, Plymouth, MN 55447Realtor.com · 1d ago
- School district investigating alleged sexual assault at Plymouth high schoolkare11.com · 5d ago
- Katherine Guettler Obituary (2019) – Plymouth, MN – Gearty-Delmore Funeral Chapels – Plymouth ChapelPost and Courier · 5d ago
- Plymouth, MN Air Quality & PollenWeather Underground · 1d ago
Local chatter (Reddit)
Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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