Fridley ranks #19 in Minnesota for affordable rent
Fridley is ranked on 36 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 96% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Fridley’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Fridley does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Fridley marked.
Fridley lands in the top half on 11 of 22 lists
Each dot is Fridley’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Fridley does best come first.
Fridley out-ranks 3 of its 6 ranked neighbors
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 Fridley 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#73
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#82
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#32 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#197
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#220
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#240
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#113 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#121
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#149
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#138
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#19 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#129 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#169
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#34
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#242
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#198
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#109 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#186
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#166
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#210
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#7 
The number on the right is Fridley’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.