Chaska ranks #10 in Minnesota for affordable rent
Chaska 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.
The lists Chaska does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Chaska marked.
Chaska lands in the top half on 19 of 23 lists
Each dot is Chaska’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Chaska does best come first.
Hotter summers than 84% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Chaska’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Chaska sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Chaska out-ranks 1 of its 4 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.
Every MN list, and where Chaska 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%
#187
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#27
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#155
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#80 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#58
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#61
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#123 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#54
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#83
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#194
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#224
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#73 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#153
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#40
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#92 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#209
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#196
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#207
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#10 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#136 
The number on the right is Chaska’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.