Red Wing ranks #46 in Minnesota for conserved land
Red Wing is ranked on 35 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Red Wing does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Red Wing marked.
Red Wing lands in the top half on 9 of 23 lists
Each dot is Red Wing’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Red Wing does best come first.
Wetter than 90% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Red Wing’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Red Wing out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Every MN list, and where Red Wing lands
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
#239
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#75 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#75 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#69
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#76
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#88
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#69 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#46
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#109
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#208 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#201
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#191
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#84
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#78
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#194 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#118
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#179
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
The number on the right is Red Wing’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.