Marshall ranks #3 in Minnesota for short commutes
Marshall is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Marshall marked.
Hotter summers than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Marshall’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Marshall lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Marshall’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Marshall does best come first.
Where Marshall 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#3 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#54
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#18
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#57
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#21 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#199
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#212
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#198
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#15
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#263 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#179
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#69
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#101 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#124
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#52
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#224
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#150
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#102 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#196
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#125
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#141
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Marshall’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.