Franklin ranks #5 in Minnesota for graduation rate
Franklin is ranked on 31 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
More year-round than 96% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Franklin’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Franklin does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Franklin marked.
Franklin lands in the top half on 9 of 18 lists
Each dot is Franklin’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Franklin does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Franklin sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Franklin 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#81
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#161 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#119
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#148
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#129
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#90
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#68 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#223 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#261
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#219
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#250
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#264
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#269 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#149
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#110
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#155
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#140
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#156
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#114
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#169 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#264
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#185
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
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 Franklin’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.