Lindstrom ranks #5 in Minnesota for graduation rate
Lindstrom 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 2.
The lists Lindstrom does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lindstrom marked.
Lindstrom lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Lindstrom’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Lindstrom does best come first.
More kids than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Lindstrom’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Lindstrom sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Lindstrom 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 Lindstrom 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
#121
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#223 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#163
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#64
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#127 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#168
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#125
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#213
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#229
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#37
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#239
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#223
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#19 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#240 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#73
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#186
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#164
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#112
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#169
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#150
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#117 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#44
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#130
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
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 Lindstrom’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.