Deephaven
Hennepin County · 3,794 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A+ · #3 of 271 in MN
Minnesota rankings · Health
Healthiest towns in Minnesota
Deephaven ranks first on health among Minnesota’s 271 towns of 2,500+; 130 of the 271 grade A− or better on health nationally.
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work
A+
#2Shorewood
Hennepin County · 7,620 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #47 of 271 in MN
#3Edina
Hennepin County · 54,356 peopleHealth grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A · #79 of 271 in MN
All 271 towns
Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 2 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
271 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
#TownGradeOverall
10St. Louis ParkHennepin County · 50,027 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #180 of 271
13Golden ValleyHennepin County · 21,325 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #155 of 271
14Maple GroveHennepin County · 73,893 peopleA+better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #161 of 271
31Mendota HeightsDakota County · 11,475 peopleAbetter than 93% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #109 of 271
49West Lakeland TownshipWashington County · 3,931 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #60 of 271
51White Bear TownshipRamsey County · 10,399 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #68 of 271
52New Market TownshipScott County · 3,574 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #164 of 271
54May TownshipWashington County · 2,638 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #149 of 271
59Cottage GroveWashington County · 43,604 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #50 of 271
69White Bear LakeRamsey County · 23,392 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #122 of 271
71Cascade TownshipOlmsted County · 2,810 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #183 of 271
73North MankatoNicollet County · 14,165 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #98 of 271
74Thomson TownshipCarlton County · 5,624 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #81 of 271
78Inver Grove HeightsDakota County · 36,873 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #89 of 271
80Franklin TownshipWright County · 2,939 peopleAbetter than 86% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #130 of 271
81Cedar Lake TownshipScott County · 3,080 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #115 of 271
83Oak Park HeightsWashington County · 4,625 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #165 of 271
84RobbinsdaleHennepin County · 14,030 peopleA−better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #241 of 271
87MinneapolisHennepin County · 430,324 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #262 of 271
88Spring Lake TownshipScott County · 3,498 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #154 of 271
89Vadnais HeightsRamsey County · 13,052 peopleA−better than 83% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #94 of 271
99New London TownshipKandiyohi County · 2,965 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #34 of 271
102Little CanadaRamsey County · 10,567 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #145 of 271
106Forest LakeWashington County · 20,952 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #168 of 271
109Big Lake TownshipSherburne County · 8,283 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #106 of 271
111Rockford TownshipWright County · 3,474 peopleA−better than 78% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #107 of 271
113Breezy PointCrow Wing County · 2,771 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #132 of 271
119Brooklyn ParkHennepin County · 83,543 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #199 of 271
125Wakefield TownshipStearns County · 2,829 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #194 of 271
129Chisago Lake TownshipChisago County · 4,958 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #103 of 271
134Alexandria TownshipDouglas County · 3,114 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #87 of 271
135La Grand TownshipDouglas County · 4,309 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #131 of 271
137Orrock TownshipSherburne County · 3,698 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #141 of 271
138St. Paul ParkWashington County · 5,396 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #77 of 271
139Collegeville TownshipStearns County · 3,262 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #257 of 271
141Linwood TownshipAnoka County · 5,403 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #170 of 271
143Marion TownshipOlmsted County · 4,111 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #157 of 271
144Brockway TownshipStearns County · 3,016 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #123 of 271
145Norwood Young AmericaCarver County · 3,777 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #120 of 271
146Monticello TownshipWright County · 3,374 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #52 of 271
148Chisago CityChisago County · 5,955 peopleB+better than 73% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #140 of 271
149Silver Creek TownshipWright County · 2,620 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #85 of 271
153Corinna TownshipWright County · 2,596 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #134 of 271
154Watab TownshipBenton County · 3,478 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #172 of 271
157Livonia TownshipSherburne County · 6,436 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #65 of 271
166South St. PaulDakota County · 20,532 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #206 of 271
167Grand Lake TownshipSt. Louis County · 2,705 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #247 of 271
168Blue Hill TownshipSherburne County · 2,625 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #159 of 271
170North BranchChisago County · 12,398 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #146 of 271
174Sylvan TownshipCass County · 3,030 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #136 of 271
176Bradford TownshipIsanti County · 3,549 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #215 of 271
178West St. PaulDakota County · 21,950 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #217 of 271
188Cambridge TownshipIsanti County · 2,592 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #200 of 271
191Brooklyn CenterHennepin County · 31,846 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #261 of 271
196East Grand ForksPolk County · 8,906 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #148 of 271
199Harris TownshipItasca County · 3,364 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #226 of 271
202Mountain IronSt. Louis County · 2,835 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #99 of 271
T204Bemidji TownshipBeltrami County · 4,031 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #229 of 271
T204Northern TownshipBeltrami County · 3,701 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #248 of 271
206North St. PaulRamsey County · 12,780 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #227 of 271
207Palmer TownshipSherburne County · 2,633 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #222 of 271
209Detroit LakesBecker County · 10,019 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #243 of 271
214Fergus FallsOtter Tail County · 14,246 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #208 of 271
216Grand RapidsItasca County · 11,181 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #211 of 271
219Thief River FallsPennington County · 8,799 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #182 of 271
226PrincetonMille Lacs County · 5,480 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #151 of 271
229Spring Lake ParkAnoka County · 7,127 peopleB−better than 48% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #204 of 271
234International FallsKoochiching County · 5,481 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #207 of 271
236Pokegama TownshipPine County · 2,884 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #263 of 271
238Granite FallsYellow Medicine County · 2,691 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #193 of 271
241Columbia HeightsAnoka County · 22,482 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #260 of 271
243Blue EarthFaribault County · 3,165 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #169 of 271
244Little FallsMorrison County · 9,277 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #264 of 271
245Redwood FallsRedwood County · 5,040 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #216 of 271
248Pelican RapidsOtter Tail County · 2,608 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #126 of 271
257Albert LeaFreeborn County · 18,217 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #246 of 271
261White TownshipSt. Louis County · 3,088 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #219 of 271
Not ranked
3 towns without a health grade
Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.
- Baldwin · 7,231 people
- Credit River · 5,644 people
- Empire · 3,063 people
Quick answers
Questions people ask
What is the healthiest town in Minnesota?
Deephaven (Hennepin County) ranks first on health among 271 towns, with an A+; Shorewood and Edina follow.
How are these towns ranked?
The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (271 in Minnesota). 3 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Minnesota page.
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