Greenfield ranks #5 in Minnesota for graduation rate
Greenfield is ranked on 33 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 8.
More year-round than 96% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Greenfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Greenfield does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Greenfield marked.
Greenfield lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Greenfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Greenfield does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Greenfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Greenfield 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.
Every MN list, and where Greenfield lands
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
#25
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#19
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#244
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#140 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#38
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#231
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#47
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#205
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#118 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#265
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#70
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#186
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#233
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#138
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#235 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#254
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#267
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#263 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#149
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#110
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#160
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#149
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#127
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#114
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#164 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 Greenfield’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.