Zimmerman ranks #29 in Minnesota for growth
Zimmerman 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 4.
Fewer seniors than 99% of Minnesota
Not better or worse, just Zimmerman’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Zimmerman does best on
Each list ranks every MN town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Zimmerman marked.
Zimmerman lands in the top half on 11 of 21 lists
Each dot is Zimmerman’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in MN, the right end is last. Areas where Zimmerman does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for growth
Lists where Zimmerman sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Zimmerman 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.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Crosslake · 57.2%
#59
Most new homes#1 Corcoran · 38.2 per 1,000
#51
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Crosslake · +76.3%
#87
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Brooklyn Center · 136.2 per home
#57 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Orrock · 63.1%
#57
Most trails#1 Two Harbors · 4.8 mi / sq mi
#144
Most walkable#1 Robbinsdale · 140 / sq mi
#110 Health
Healthiest#1 Deephaven · 100 / 100
#164
Lowest obesity#1 Edina · 23%
#252
Fewest smokers#1 Deephaven · 7%
#167
Most active#1 Deephaven · 14%
#99
Fewest uninsured#1 Deephaven · 4%
#89
Lowest depression#1 Crosslake · 20%
#244
Closest to a top hospital#1 Waconia · 0.1 mi
#110 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Eveleth · 1.1 yrs
#137
W
Cheapest rent#1 White · $509/mo
#168
Lowest property tax#1 Eveleth · $690/yr
#92
N
Rent easiest to afford#1 North Mankato · 30.1%
People
Most educated#1 Deephaven · 83.5%
#231
C
Youngest#1 Collegeville · 21.7
#11
Oldest#1 Crosslake · 61.0
#265
Most residents 65+#1 Crosslake · 40.1%
#273
Most kids#1 Lonsdale · 36%
#17 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 International Falls · 8.6 min
#268 Climate
Snowiest#1 Hermantown · 90 in
#113
L
Least snow#1 Lake City · 34 in
#153
Mildest winters#1 La Crescent · 8.7°
#190
Hottest summers#1 Marshall · 83.6°
#205
Coolest summers#1 Two Harbors · 75.4°
#67
Longest growing season#1 Winona · 180 days
#215
Wettest#1 Caledonia · 37 in
#178 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 Zimmerman’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.