Faribault ranks #15 in Minnesota for low depression
Faribault is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Faribault does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Faribault marked.
Faribault lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Faribault’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Faribault does best come first.
Wetter than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Faribault’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every MN list, and where Faribault lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#40
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#25
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#136 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#73
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#100
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#48
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#68 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#65 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#270
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#270
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#267
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#271
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#264
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#15
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#158 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#151
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#199
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#109
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#48 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#255
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#112
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#162
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#164
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#188 
The number on the right is Faribault’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.