White is #1 in Minnesota for cheap rent
White is ranked on 32 lists against the 275 Minnesota towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with White marked.
Older than 100% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just White’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
White lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is White’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where White does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for low property taxes
Lists where White sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where White 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#7
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#1
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#5
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#263
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#212
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#260
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#239
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#50
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#264 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#62
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#132
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#272 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#235 People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#251
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#274
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#2
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#5
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#272 
Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#8
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#262
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#268
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#256
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#16
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#235 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#33
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
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 White’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.