Moorhead ranks #38 in Minnesota for growth
Moorhead is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Drier than 98% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Moorhead’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Moorhead does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Moorhead marked.
Moorhead lands in the top half on 15 of 23 lists
Each dot is Moorhead’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Moorhead does best come first.
Moorhead out-ranks 1 of its 2 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 Moorhead 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
#47 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#125
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#61
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#244
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mankato · 0.0 mi
#47 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock Township · 63.1%
#126
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#52
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#89 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#78
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville Township · 21.7
#9
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#266
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#232
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#145 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#81
W
Cheapest rent#1 White Township · $509/mo
#88
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#116
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#65 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#148
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#77
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#197
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#113 
The number on the right is Moorhead’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.