Hugo ranks #8 in Minnesota for health insurance
Hugo 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 9.
Longer growing season than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Hugo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hugo does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hugo marked.
Hugo lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Hugo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Hugo does best come first.
Hugo out-ranks 3 of its 5 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 Hugo 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
#36
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#61
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#133 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#119
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#31
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#239
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#73 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#56
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#140
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#133
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#187
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#91 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#108
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#212 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#203 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#214
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#240
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#203
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#207
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#37
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#106
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#123
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#139
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#3
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#59 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 Hugo’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.