Cold Spring ranks #50 in Minnesota for low depression
Cold Spring 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.
The lists Cold Spring does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cold Spring marked.
Cold Spring lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Cold Spring’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Cold Spring does best come first.
More snow than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Cold Spring’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every MN list, and where Cold Spring lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#101
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#132
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#181 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#105
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#179
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#81
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#241
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#55 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#155 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#160
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#104
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#172
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#88
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#186 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#99
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#147
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#73
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#20
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#249
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#211
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#189
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#83
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#142
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#215 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 Cold Spring’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.