Bemidji ranks #21 in Minnesota for a top hospital nearby
Bemidji is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Younger than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Bemidji’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Bemidji does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bemidji marked.
Bemidji lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Bemidji’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Bemidji does best come first.
Bemidji out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
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.
Where Bemidji lands in every MN ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#38 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#39
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#97
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#46
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#23 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#228
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#198
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#267
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#21 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#133
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#68
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#175 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#92
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#112
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#69
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#136 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#147
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#5
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#271
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#149
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#225 
The number on the right is Bemidji’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.