Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Hoyt Lakes’ subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for walkability. Hoyt Lakes’ January low is -5°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Only 22 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. 31% of the land in Hoyt Lakes is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Superior National Forest, 7,849 acres with 8.8 miles of trail. On history, just 14 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Hoyt Lakes has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hoyt Lakes beats most towns.
Where Hoyt Lakes’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 Hoyt Lakes is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,186 in 1960, 2,020 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 4 maps from 1949 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hoyt Lakes, 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 Hoyt Lakes.
The typical Hoyt Lakes home is worth about $126,000, up 2.9% in a year, 64% below the Minnesota typical home. 96% of Hoyt Lakes households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
32 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Superior National Forest | 8.8 mi | 7,849 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Hoyt Lakes for work: only 11% work in town. The average trip to work in Hoyt Lakes is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Hoyt Lakes has lost 314 jobs, to 197 in 2023.
| Hoyt Lakes | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hoyt Lakes’ July high is 78°F. Hoyt Lakes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Hoyt Lakes | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hoyt Lakes | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Hoyt Lakes; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Hoyt Lakes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Hoyt Lakes is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, Hoyt Lakes had a population of 2,020. Hoyt Lakes was created in 1955 to serve the taconite mine that were operational 1956 - 2008. Ore was transported to Taconite Harbor by the Cliffs Erie Railroad. Saint Louis County Highway 110 (CR 110) serves as a main route in Hoyt Lakes.
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4 towns share a border with Hoyt Lakes.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoyt Lakes | — | — | A | — | C+ | B− |
| White Township | #219 | B− | A+ | — | C+ | C |
| Waasa Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babbitt | — | — | A+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Bassett Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hoyt Lakes and Babbitt have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hoyt Lakes and White Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Waasa Township and Bassett Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hoyt Lakes with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.