Delano makes Minnesota’s top 10 on 2 lists
Delano is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 10.
The lists Delano does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Delano marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for new homes
Lists where Delano sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Delano lands in the top half on 15 of 21 lists
Each dot is Delano’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Delano does best come first.
More kids than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Delano’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Delano 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 Delano 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%
#217
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#11
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#193
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#72 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#60
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#44
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#165 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#53
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#78
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#197
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#202
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#21 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#187
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#75
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#192
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#200
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#171
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#130 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#228 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#149
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#110
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#163
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#133
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#149
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#114
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#165 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 Delano’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.