Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,988, settled in 1853. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Trash & recyclingJordan is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, 66th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $110K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 82% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $439K, 4.4 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. 34% of residents are under 18 in Jordan, against 23% in Minnesota’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 1 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. Jordan has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Foss and Wells House and Jordan Brewery Ruins.
Where Jordan beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Elementary | PK–4 | 701 |
| SWMetro RVEC Level 4 | K–8 | 71 |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic School | PK–8 | 160 |
5,470 counted in 2010 and 6,656 in 2020; an estimated 6,988 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Jordan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 915 in 1880, 6,656 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1858 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jordan, 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 Jordan.
Jordan gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Minnesota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Minnesota (mostly inland flooding).
Its public schools are run by the Jordan Public School District. Two of its 7 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Jordan High School, with 619 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 701 | B+ |
| Jordan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 619 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $680 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Jordan is 86 of 100. Since 1997, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jordan.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Jordan’s property crime rate is 4.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.1 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The average commute for its 3,521 working residents takes 32 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota. Jobs based here grew from 1,170 in 2013 to 1,929.
Most working residents leave Jordan for work: only 12% work in town. Jobs based in Jordan grew to 1,929 in 2023, 759 more than in 2013. 5.5% of Jordan residents live below the poverty line.
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 9.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Jordan home is worth about $439,000, up 1.2% in a year, 26% above the Minnesota typical home. 81% of households own their home in Jordan.
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,192 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grassman Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 2. Holzer Park | — | 15 |
| 3. Jordan Baseball Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Jordan 1ssw weather station records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 85% of Minnesota places with climate records. July afternoons average 82.4°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 88% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 6.4°.
Jordan has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 6°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 79% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 7,133 U.S. towns with household incomes like Jordan’s, it is less healthy than 77%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Jordan beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Jordan | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Jordan | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 5.9% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jordan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
13 mi Theme parkValleyfair
28 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
33 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
19 mi LakeLake MinnetonkaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0
None within 15 miles of Jordan; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Jordan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Jordan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Jordan on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Minnesota, United States
Jordan is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 6,656 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Jordan.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | #66 | A | B | A− | A− | B− |
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| St. Lawrence Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sand Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Sand Creek Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. St. Lawrence Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Jordan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Jordan grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #66 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Ollie Fuhrman and Richard Joseph Menke.
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