Cokato ranks #23 in Minnesota for cheap rent
Cokato is ranked on 33 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More kids than 97% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Cokato’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Cokato does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cokato marked.
Cokato lands in the top half on 6 of 20 lists
Each dot is Cokato’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Cokato does best come first.
Every MN list, and where Cokato lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#60
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#23
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#66
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#204
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
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
#231 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#238
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#106 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#268
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#192
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#125
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#224 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#268
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#20
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#258
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#122
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#10 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#193
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#79
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#177
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#150
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#128
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#91
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#217 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 Cokato’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.