Morris ranks #11 in Minnesota for short commutes
Morris is ranked on 36 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Younger than 97% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Morris’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Morris does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Morris marked.
Morris lands in the top half on 12 of 22 lists
Each dot is Morris’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Morris does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for short commutes
Lists where Morris sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Morris 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
#11 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#52
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#68
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#36
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#37 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#37
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#76
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#137 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#106
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#8
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#268
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#180
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#196 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#161
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#181
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#232 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#154
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#138
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#119
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#167
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Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#106
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#226
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#164
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#108
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#198
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#257 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 Morris’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.