Luverne ranks #4 in Minnesota for cheap rent
Luverne 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 7.
Less snow than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Luverne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Luverne does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Luverne marked.
Luverne lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Luverne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Luverne does best come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Luverne sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Luverne out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Luverne lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#51
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#4
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#22
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#27 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#129
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#48
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#46
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#106
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#58 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#187
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#220
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#235 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#174
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#175
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#99
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#48
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#153 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#271
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#2
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#61
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#6
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#266
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#138
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#237 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 Luverne’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
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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.