Bloomington ranks #8 in Minnesota for conserved land
Bloomington is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Bloomington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Bloomington does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bloomington marked.
Bloomington lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Bloomington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Bloomington does best come first.
Bloomington out-ranks 3 of its 7 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 Bloomington 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#8
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#31
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#45 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#46
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#47 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#57
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#169
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#106
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#81
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#217 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#93 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#171
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#197
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#191
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#30 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#157
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#133
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#257
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#3 
The number on the right is Bloomington’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.