Stacy ranks #37 in Minnesota for growth
Stacy is ranked on 31 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 Stacy does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Stacy marked.
Stacy lands in the top half on 4 of 18 lists
Each dot is Stacy’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Stacy does best come first.
More year-round than 85% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Stacy’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Stacy out-ranks 1 of its 5 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.
Every MN list, and where Stacy lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#139
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#52
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#141
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#174
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#212
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#202
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#132
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#148
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#199
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#191 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#221 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#248
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#100
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#177
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#160
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#156 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#216
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#244 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#73
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#186
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#176
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#137
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#153
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#150
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#125 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#235
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#86
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 Stacy’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.