Spring Lake ranks #15 in Minnesota for low depression
Spring Lake is ranked on 32 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
The lists Spring Lake does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Spring Lake marked.
Spring Lake lands in the top half on 9 of 18 lists
Each dot is Spring Lake’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Spring Lake does best come first.
More year-round than 91% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Spring Lake’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Spring Lake out-ranks 1 of its 4 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 Spring Lake 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
#89
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#61
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#86
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#35
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#15
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#144 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#81
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#245
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#31
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#76
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#224 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#190 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#222
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#215
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#243 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#260
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#250
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#243
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#237
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#26
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#34
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#94
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#195
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#167
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#39 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#251
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#171
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
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 Spring Lake’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.