May ranks #8 in Minnesota for health insurance
May is ranked on 32 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
Older than 98% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just May’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists May does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with May marked.
May lands in the top half on 12 of 18 lists
Each dot is May’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where May does best come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for household income
Lists where May sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
May 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 May 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
#55
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#61
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#35
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#31
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#15
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#116 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#40
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#270
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#6
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#6
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#219 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#9
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#151
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#72
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#130
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#265 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#267
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#228
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#271 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#73
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#186
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#111
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#151
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#129
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#57
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#51 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 May’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.