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Worthington is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 266th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $253K, 3.8 years of the Worthington area’s $66K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. 34% of working residents work locally in Worthington, against 9.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Only 18 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on health. Worthington has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them George D. Dayton House and Worthington Band Shell.
Where Worthington beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Worthington is from typical.
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The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 3 maps from 1960 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Worthington, 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 Worthington.
Worthington has home values climbing faster than Minnesota’s and has fewer 90° days than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also has poverty well above the Minnesota rate.
Its public schools are run by the Worthington Public School District. Two of its 13 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Worthington Senior High, with 1,118 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 705 | – |
| Worthington Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,118 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
22% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Worthington. Of the 271 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Worthington. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in Worthington.
| Worthington | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Worthington | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values rose 30% in five years, to about $253K, against 14% across Minnesota.
Typical home values rose 5.6% in the year to September 2026. Worthington’s median rent is $938 a month.
| Worthington | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $938 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Worthington 2 Nne weather station records that about 10 days a year reach 90°: fewer than most of the country, but more than 77% of Minnesota places with climate records.
Worthington has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 7,512 in 2013 to 5,336.
3.8% of Worthington workers work from home. Since 2013, Worthington has lost 2,176 jobs, to 5,336 in 2023. 18% of Worthington residents live below the poverty line.
| Worthington | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 3.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $91,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Reported crimes fell from 202 to 143 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Worthington is 2.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Worthington | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.7 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 59 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Worthington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.6 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Olson Park, at 58 acres.
| Worthington | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Olson Park | 0.2 mi | 58 |
| 2. Pleasant Park | — | 34 |
| 3. Centennial Park | 0.2 mi | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Worthington; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Worthington residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
7 places in Worthington on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Minnesota, United States
Worthington Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.
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2 towns share a border with Worthington.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington · Worthington Township | #266 | C− | B− | C+ | C− | C |
| Lorain Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lorain Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Worthington Township and Worthington are one community, graded once. Compare Worthington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Worthington grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #266 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades C for health, C+ for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
