Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Minnesota town.
Trash day: look up yoursLittle Falls grades C− overall, ranked 264th of 271 in Minnesota, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. 8% of its land is conserved. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 10 places on the National Register. 36% of working residents work locally in Little Falls, above both Minnesota’s towns (9.7%) and U.S. towns (8%). On incomes, just 33 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Little Falls's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Where Little Falls beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Morrison County Courthouse
Its founding year, 1848, comes before those of 97% of the Minnesota towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 508 in 1880, 9,140 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1948 on.
10 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Little Falls is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Falls, 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 Little Falls.
Little Falls is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Minnesota (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Minnesota rate.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $941 per resident a year; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a higher FEMA risk score than Little Falls. Since 1990, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Little Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Little Falls Community Schools. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 496 | C |
| Little Falls Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 747 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
4.1 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, 596 acres with 2.8 miles of trail.
| Little Falls | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | 2.8 mi | 596 |
| 2. Maple Island Park | 0.8 mi | 12 |
| 3. Pine Grove Zoo | — | 68 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Little Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Little Falls is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Home values rose 31% in five years, to about $283K, against 14% across Minnesota.
The typical Little Falls home is worth about $283,000, up 3% in a year, 19% below the Minnesota typical home. Little Falls’ median rent is $747 a month.
| Little Falls | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $747 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
19% of Little Falls residents live below the poverty line. Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a lower median household income than Little Falls. 6.5% of Little Falls workers work from home.
| Little Falls | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 4,962 U.S. towns with household incomes like Little Falls’s, it is healthier than 83%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Little Falls beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Little Falls.
| Little Falls | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Falls | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 190 to 135 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Little Falls; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Little Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
10 places in Little Falls on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Little Falls.
City in Minnesota, United States
Little Falls is a city and the county seat of Morrison County, Minnesota, United States, near the geographic center of the state. The population was 9,140 at the 2020 census, up from 8,343 in 2010. Little Falls was the boyhood home of noted aviator Charles Lindbergh. Just across from his former home is Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, named after Lindbergh's father, prominent Minnesota lawyer and U.S. Congressman Charles August Lindbergh.
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4 towns share a border with Little Falls.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls | #264 | C− | B | C+ | C | C+ |
| Little Falls Township | — | — | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Pike Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belle Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Little Falls Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Little Falls Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Pike Creek Township, Belle Prairie Township and Green Prairie Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Little Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Little Falls grades C− overall, better than 20% of U.S. towns and #264 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades C+ for health, C+ for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4.1 years of the area's median household income ($69,446 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
20 notable people were born here, including Brian Kobilka and Louise Erdrich.
