Carver is #1 in Minnesota for growth
Carver is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 14.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Carver marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for conserved land
Lists where Carver sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Carver lands in the top half on 16 of 21 lists
Each dot is Carver’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Carver does best come first.
Fewer seniors than 94% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Carver’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Carver 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.
Where Carver 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#220
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#6
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#198
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#50 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#4
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#16
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#173 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#14
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#96
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#180
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#259
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#24 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#28
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#48
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#125 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#231
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#163
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#236
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#244 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#73
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#186
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#75
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#28
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#248
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#192
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#69 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 Carver’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.
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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.