Minnetrista makes Minnesota’s top 10 on 5 lists
Minnetrista is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 5 and the top quarter on 12.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Minnetrista marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for working from home
Lists where Minnetrista sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Minnetrista lands in the top half on 13 of 21 lists
Each dot is Minnetrista’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Minnetrista does best come first.
More kids than 94% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Minnetrista’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Minnetrista out-ranks 3 of its 6 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.
Where Minnetrista 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#11
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#15
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#20
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#3
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#8
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mankato · 0.0 mi
#101 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#8
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville Township · 21.7
#162
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#116
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#227
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#18 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#30
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#21
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#103
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#100 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock Township · 63.1%
#174
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#149
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#218 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#202 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#263
W
Cheapest rent#1 White Township · $509/mo
#256
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#264
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
The number on the right is Minnetrista’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.