Montevideo is #1 in Minnesota for safety
Montevideo is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 7.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Montevideo marked.
Hotter summers than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Montevideo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Montevideo lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Montevideo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Montevideo does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for affordability
Lists where Montevideo sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Montevideo 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.
Safety
Safest#1 Montevideo · 0.0
#1 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#11
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#41
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#16
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#24 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#82
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#41 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#254
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#252
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#258
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#255
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#266 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#222
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#172
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#12
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#244
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#188
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#90
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#62
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#137 
The number on the right is Montevideo’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.