Perham ranks #4 in Minnesota for short commutes
Perham 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 7.
The lists Perham does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Perham marked.
Perham lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Perham’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Perham does best come first.
Younger than 94% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Perham’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for short commutes
Lists where Perham sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Perham 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
#4 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#41
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#42
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#51
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#148
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#45
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#84 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#236
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#105
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#240
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#255
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#267 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#247
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#92
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#28
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#135 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#170
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#17
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#259
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#42
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#54 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#146
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#127
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#250
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#245
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#27
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#239
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#254 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 Perham’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.