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Eveleth gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $178K, 2.5 years of the Duluth metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 242nd of 271 in Minnesota. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $51K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line, and its crime rate is higher than 82% of U.S. towns, with 20 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. Eveleth’s violent crime rate is 5.9 per 1,000 residents, against 1.1 in Minnesota’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Only 36 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on health. Eveleth has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Eveleth Recreation Building and Church of the Holy Family (Catholic).
Where Eveleth beats most towns.
Church of the Holy Family (Catholic)Where Eveleth’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 Eveleth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,752 in 1900, a peak of 7,484 in 1930, 3,493 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1951 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eveleth, 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 Eveleth.
Eveleth carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Minnesota (mostly cold waves) and has fewer 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, but it reports violent crime at about twice the Minnesota rate.
6.7 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Eveleth is 1.1 miles per square mile.
| Eveleth | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northside Park | 0.6 mi | 9 |
| 2. Southside Park | — | 8 |
| 3. RRCC Eveleth Sliding Hill | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Rock Ridge Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 488 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests
At 2.5 years of the Duluth metro’s $72K median household income, the typical home (about $178K) costs less against local pay than in 96% of Minnesota towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $690, against $3,357 across Minnesota, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Eveleth’s median rent is $904 a month. Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026. 67% of households own their home in Eveleth.
| Eveleth | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $904 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $958 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a lower FEMA risk score than Eveleth.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime runs at 5.9 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Minnesota rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its C−.
Eveleth reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here fell from 1,275 in 2013 to 774.
Jobs based in Eveleth fell to 774 in 2023, 501 fewer than in 2013. Most working residents leave Eveleth for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Virginia (30%), Duluth (9%) and Hibbing (8%).
| Eveleth | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 9.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Tower 2s weather station, 25 miles away, records that about 4 days a year reach 90°, fewer than in 96% of U.S. towns. January nights average -3.3°, colder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 78.1°.
Eveleth has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a lower January low than Eveleth. About 69 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Eveleth | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | -3°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 78°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 6,045 U.S. towns with household incomes like Eveleth’s, it is healthier than 73%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Eveleth beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 19% of Eveleth adults smoke cigarettes. Only 4 of the 271 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Eveleth.
| Eveleth | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Eveleth | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 13.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eveleth. Close and well known come first.
28 mi State parkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
19 mi MuseumGreyhound Bus Museum
16 mi MuseumMinnesota Discovery Center
4 mi GardenOlcott ParkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Eveleth; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Eveleth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
4 places in Eveleth on the National Register of Historic Places.
25 notable people were born in Eveleth.
City in Minnesota, United States
Eveleth is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,493 at the 2020 census. Eveleth is part of the Quad Cities, with Virginia, Gilbert, and Mountain Iron. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 37 (MN 37) are two of the main routes that run through the city. Eveleth was the site of the conflict that resulted in the court case Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., and is the site of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame.
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6 towns share a border with Eveleth.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eveleth | #242 | C+ | A | C− | B | C+ |
| Fayal Township | — | — | C | — | B | B− |
| Leonidas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virginia | #244 | C+ | A | C− | B | C− |
| Clinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gilbert | — | — | A+ | C | B | B− |
| Mountain Iron | #99 | A− | A | — | B | B |
Fayal Township and Gilbert have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Fayal Township and Mountain Iron report no FBI crime data of their own. Leonidas and Clinton Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eveleth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Eveleth grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #242 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades C+ for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
25 notable people were born here, including Mark Pavelich and Nick Begich.
