Pine makes Minnesota’s top 10 on 2 lists
Pine is ranked on 33 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
The lists Pine does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pine marked.
Pine lands in the top half on 4 of 20 lists
Each dot is Pine’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Pine does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 91% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Pine’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
4 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Pine sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Pine out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Pine 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#37
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#7
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#26
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#32
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#7
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#41
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#256
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#233
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#240
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#239
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#225 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#242
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#180 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#231 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#250
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#167
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#109
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#54
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#242 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#70
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#203
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#215
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#215
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#55
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#239
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#143 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 Pine’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.