Mora ranks #20 in Minnesota for cheap rent
Mora is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More seniors than 96% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Mora’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Mora does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Mora marked.
Mora lands in the top half on 5 of 21 lists
Each dot is Mora’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Mora does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for affordability
Lists where Mora sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MN list, and where Mora lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#26
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#20
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#70
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#244
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#113
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#53
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#183
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#160
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#163 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#266
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#260
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#258
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#220 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#199 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#264
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#205
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#73
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#11
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#237 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#71
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#201
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#218
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#232
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#40
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#237
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#156 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 Mora’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.