Goodview ranks #4 in Minnesota for safety
Goodview is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
Longer growing season than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Goodview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Goodview does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Goodview marked.
Goodview lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Goodview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Goodview does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Goodview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Goodview 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.
Every MN list, and where Goodview lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Safety
Safest#1 Montevideo · 0.0
#4 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#13 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#86
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#54
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#50
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#95
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#244 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#133
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#139
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#137
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#110
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#227 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#193
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#85 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#58
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#206
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#80
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Goodview’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.