Cambridge ranks #4 in Minnesota for a top hospital nearby
Cambridge 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 4.
The lists Cambridge does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cambridge marked.
Cambridge lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Cambridge’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Cambridge does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 75% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Cambridge’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Cambridge sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Cambridge 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.
Every MN list, and where Cambridge lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#96
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#22
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#66
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#97 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#195
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#48
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#198
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#4 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#84
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#144
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#131
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#87 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#101
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#196
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#118 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#216 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#245
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#86
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#190
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#104
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#193 
The number on the right is Cambridge’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.