Best Places to Live in Minnesota for Outdoor Lovers

Top 25 places

1. #1AlexandriaPopulation 14,400 · mixed overall livability91% match
2. #2Lake CityPopulation 5,108 · solid overall livability90% match
3. #3New UlmPopulation 14,055 · solid overall livability88% match
4. #4Sleepy EyePopulation 3,452 · solid overall livability88% match
5. #5Lake CrystalPopulation 2,535 · solid overall livability88% match
6. #6HectorPopulation 1,127 · mixed overall livability88% match
7. #7Bird IslandPopulation 1,055 · mixed overall livability88% match
8. #8AustinPopulation 26,156 · mixed overall livability82% match
9. #9BuffaloPopulation 16,288 · mixed overall livability82% match
10. #10MonticelloPopulation 14,447 · solid overall livability82% match
11. #11Big LakePopulation 11,857 · mixed overall livability82% match
12. #12AlbertvillePopulation 7,883 · mixed overall livability82% match
13. #13ZimmermanPopulation 6,243 · mixed overall livability82% match
14. #14BeckerPopulation 4,897 · mixed overall livability82% match
15. #15PipestonePopulation 4,171 · solid overall livability82% match
16. #16ZumbrotaPopulation 3,777 · solid overall livability82% match
17. #17Maple LakePopulation 2,260 · solid overall livability82% match
18. #18KenyonPopulation 1,820 · solid overall livability82% match
19. #19WaverlyPopulation 1,803 · solid overall livability82% match
20. #20GoodhuePopulation 1,230 · solid overall livability82% match
21. #21WanamingoPopulation 1,189 · solid overall livability82% match
22. #22WillmarPopulation 21,006 · mixed overall livability78% match
23. #23WorthingtonPopulation 13,838 · mixed overall livability78% match
24. #24MorrisPopulation 5,094 · mixed overall livability78% match
25. #25WindomPopulation 4,770 · mixed overall livability78% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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