Jordan ranks #21 in Minnesota for growth
Jordan 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.
More kids than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Jordan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Jordan does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jordan marked.
Jordan lands in the top half on 6 of 22 lists
Each dot is Jordan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Jordan does best come first.
Where Jordan 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#219
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#66
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#156
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#26 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#180
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#159
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#64 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#150
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#129
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#151
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#219
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#240
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#220
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#177 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#212
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#16
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#260
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#271
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#2 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#254 
The number on the right is Jordan’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.