Two Harbors is #1 in Minnesota for trails
Two Harbors is ranked on 39 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 6.
Two Harbors is on Minnesota’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Two Harbors marked.
Cooler summers than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Two Harbors’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for library borrowing
Lists where Two Harbors sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Two Harbors lands in the top half on 11 of 25 lists
Each dot is Two Harbors’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Two Harbors does best come first.
Two Harbors out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Two Harbors 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
#49
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#101
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#15
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Ely · 12.7 per resident
#2
Most library borrowing#1 Stillwater · 22.8 per resident
#4
Best libraries for kids#1 Ely · 65.1 per child
#7 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#230
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#1
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#121 
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#257
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#178
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#260
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#243
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#206
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#118
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#233 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#182 
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#228
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#173
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#105
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#103
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#141 
The number on the right is Two Harbors’s spot. All of Minnesota’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.