Andover ranks #23 in Minnesota for public schools
Andover is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Andover out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
The lists Andover does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Andover marked.
Andover lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Andover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Andover does best come first.
Shorter growing season than 75% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Andover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for household income
Lists where Andover sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MN list, and where Andover lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#87
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#139 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#98
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#130
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#143
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#185
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#78 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#98
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#158
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#178 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#158
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#132
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#189
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#106 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#183 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#215
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#245
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#170
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#172
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#93
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#148
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#102
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#159
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#205
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#150 Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Ely · 12.7 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Stillwater · 22.8 per resident
Best libraries for kids#1 Ely · 65.1 per child
Safety
Safest#1 Montevideo · 0.0
The number on the right is Andover’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every MN list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.