Marion ranks #31 in Minnesota for working from home
Marion is ranked on 32 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Wetter than 96% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Marion’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Marion does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marion marked.
Marion lands in the top half on 9 of 19 lists
Each dot is Marion’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Marion does best come first.
Marion out-ranks 0 of its 2 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 Marion lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#62
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#262
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#15
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#63
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#249 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#145
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#233
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#132
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#58 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#106 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#219
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#118
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#171
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#254
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#127
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#239 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#66
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#204
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#110
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#206
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#68
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#114
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#11 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#236
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#104
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 Marion’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.