Richfield ranks #3 in Minnesota for walkable streets
Richfield is ranked on 37 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 10.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Richfield marked.
Milder winters than 97% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Richfield’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Richfield lands in the top half on 14 of 23 lists
Each dot is Richfield’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Richfield does best come first.
2 spots from the top 25 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Richfield sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Richfield out-ranks 1 of its 3 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 Richfield 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
#42
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#19
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#54
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#56
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#240
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#27 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#50
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#38
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#3 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#68
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#124
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#150
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#109
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#248 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#158
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#165
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#194
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
#17 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#149
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#107
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#255
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#40 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#137 
The number on the right is Richfield’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.