Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
26% of residents live below the poverty line in New Trier, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Church of St Mary's-Catholic is on the National Register of Historic Places. New Trier has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where New Trier beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 104 in 1880, a peak of 153 in 1970, 86 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 2 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Trier, 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 New Trier.
New Trier has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New Trier beats the Minnesota average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 21% of adults binge drink in New Trier, above both the Minnesota town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 27% of New Trier adults sleep under 7 hours.
| New Trier | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.9% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | New Trier | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.1% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.9% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Trier
About 6 of every 100 New Trier residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
New Trier ( new TREER) is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, New Trier had a population of 86. Minnesota Highway 50 serves as a main route in the community.
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New Trier has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
