Orrock is #1 in Minnesota for conserved land
Orrock is ranked on 31 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Orrock marked.
Orrock lands in the top half on 10 of 18 lists
Each dot is Orrock’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Orrock does best come first.
More vacation homes than 91% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Orrock’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Orrock out-ranks 2 of its 4 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 Orrock 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#1
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#61
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#237 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#138
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#233
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#117
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#142 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#115
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#229
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#45
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#235
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#88 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#213
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#183
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#272 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#113
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#153
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#193
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#207
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#69
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#215
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#188 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#27
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#89
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 Orrock’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.
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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.