Orono is #1 in Minnesota for health insurance
Orono is ranked on 36 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 9 and the top quarter on 11.
Orono is on Minnesota’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Orono marked.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Orono sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Orono lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is Orono’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Orono does best come first.
More vacation homes than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Orono’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Orono out-ranks 2 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.
Every MN list, and where Orono 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
#9
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#8
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#8
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#3
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#1
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#159 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#7
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#249
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#26
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#137
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#55 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#19
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#84
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#129
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#116 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#142
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#125
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#210 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#172 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#274
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#232
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#272
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
The number on the right is Orono’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.