Plainview ranks #5 in Minnesota for graduation rate
Plainview is ranked on 34 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
More kids than 98% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Plainview’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Plainview does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Plainview marked.
Plainview lands in the top half on 9 of 21 lists
Each dot is Plainview’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Plainview does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for graduation rate
Lists where Plainview sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every MN list, and where Plainview lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#78
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#30
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#99
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#214
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#233
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#181
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#199 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#135 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#221
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#68 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#161
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#26
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#249
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#191
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#6 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#39
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#183
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#107
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Plainview’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.