Foley ranks #45 in Minnesota for affordability
Foley is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More year-round than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Foley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Foley lands in the top half on 6 of 21 lists
Each dot is Foley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Foley does best come first.
The lists Foley does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Foley marked.
Every MN list, and where Foley 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
#45
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#91
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#75
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#96
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#145 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#205
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#266
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#157
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#244
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#170 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#238 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#252
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#31
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#246
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#201
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#36 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#272
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#239
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#30
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Foley’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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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.