Roseau ranks #15 in Minnesota for low depression
Roseau is ranked on 33 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 7.
Colder winters than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Roseau’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Roseau does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Roseau marked.
Roseau lands in the top half on 9 of 22 lists
Each dot is Roseau’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Roseau does best come first.
Where Roseau 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#17 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#23
W
Cheapest rent#1 White Township · $509/mo
#53
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#34
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock Township · 63.1%
#146
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#17
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#94 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#190
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#181
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#15
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mankato · 0.0 mi
#275 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#270
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#189
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#163
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#232
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville Township · 21.7
#110
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#169
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#79
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#148 
The number on the right is Roseau’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.