Monticello ranks #55 in Minnesota for household income
Monticello is ranked on 31 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
More year-round than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Monticello’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Monticello out-ranks 1 of its 5 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.
Monticello lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Monticello’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Monticello does best come first.
The lists Monticello does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Monticello marked.
Every MN list, and where Monticello 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
#148
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#210 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#138
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#103
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#262 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#183
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#94
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#207
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#176
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#100
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#96
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#103 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#234 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#237
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#26
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#180
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#181
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#100
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#57
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#189 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#256
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#136
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 Monticello’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.