Pine Island ranks #5 in Minnesota for graduation rate
Pine Island 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 5.
The lists Pine Island does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Pine Island marked.
Pine Island lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Pine Island’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Pine Island does best come first.
Wetter than 93% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Pine Island’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Pine Island sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Pine Island 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
#79
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#80
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#172 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#249
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#75
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#52
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#58 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#108
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#80
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#199
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#182
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#58 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#161
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#109
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#223
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#250
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#137
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#183 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#176 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#182
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#88
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#136
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#196
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#74
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#215
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#21 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 Island’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.