Chatfield ranks #3 in Minnesota for safety
Chatfield is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Chatfield marked.
Wetter than 98% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Chatfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Chatfield lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Chatfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Chatfield does best come first.
Where Chatfield 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Montevideo · 0.0
#3 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#74
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#15
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#162
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#133
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#212
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#132
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#201 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#118 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#149
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#138
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#138
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#135
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#76 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#172
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#132 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#91
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#142
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#118
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Chatfield’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.