St. Peter ranks #16 in Minnesota for conserved land
St. Peter 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.
Less snow than 97% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just St. Peter’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists St. Peter does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with St. Peter marked.
St. Peter lands in the top half on 14 of 22 lists
Each dot is St. Peter’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where St. Peter does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for short commutes
Lists where St. Peter sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where St. Peter 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
#26 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#16
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#70
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#82 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#83
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#72
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#106
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#170
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#72
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#124
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#178
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#84
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#181
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#149 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#131
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#50
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#226
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#165
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#258 
The number on the right is St. Peter’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.