Osseo ranks #2 in Minnesota for walkable streets
Osseo is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Osseo marked.
More year-round than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Osseo’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Osseo lands in the top half on 10 of 21 lists
Each dot is Osseo’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Osseo does best come first.
Osseo 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 Osseo 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#59
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#244
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#49 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#102 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#258
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#2 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#123
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#151
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#168
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#153
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#254
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#24
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#28
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#273 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#274
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#231
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#225
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#128 
The number on the right is Osseo’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.