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The best of Coleraine’s subject grades is an A for civic life. Coleraine’s January low is -2°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Coleraine’s trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Coleraine has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Church of the Good Shepherd and Coleraine Methodist Episcopal Church. Only 55 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score higher on civic life. Coleraine has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Coleraine beats most towns.
Coleraine Carnegie LibraryWhere Coleraine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Coleraine is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,613 in 1910, 2,006 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coleraine, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Coleraine.
The typical Coleraine home is worth about $211,000, up 1.4% in a year, 40% below the Minnesota typical home. 89% of Coleraine households own their home.
| Coleraine | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,167 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Greenway Public School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandyke ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 377 | B |
| Greenway Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 271 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Coleraine for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Coleraine is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Coleraine fell to 452 in 2023, 120 fewer than in 2013.
| Coleraine | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Coleraine has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Coleraine’s July high is 78°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Coleraine's reported crime rate is well below Minnesota's. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
| Coleraine | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Coleraine beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Coleraine.
| Coleraine | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Coleraine | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 16.8% | 13.1% |
| More adults with diabetes | 12.3% | 10.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Longyear Park | 0.3 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Coleraine; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Coleraine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
6 places in Coleraine on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Coleraine.
City in Minnesota, United States
Coleraine is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, near Grand Rapids. The population was 2,006 at the 2020 census. The community was named after Thomas F. Cole, President of the Oliver Iron Mining Company. U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in Coleraine.
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6 towns share a border with Coleraine.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleraine | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Trout Lake Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| La Prairie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taconite | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grand Rapids | #211 | B− | C | B+ | B+ | B− |
| Bovey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arbo Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Coleraine and Trout Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Coleraine and Trout Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. La Prairie, Taconite, Bovey and Arbo Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Coleraine with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
39% more library visits per person than the typical Minnesota town.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($68,603 across the Grand Rapids, MN area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Andy Sertich and Gino Guyer.
