State City Rankings

Most Economically Stable Cities in Minnesota

City ranking view for Minnesota using the latest available Combined Score snapshots and trend direction context.

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City Stability Ranking

As Of 2024

Rank	City	Combined Score	National Percentile	Trend
1	Afton	89	99th	Improving
2	Bayport	89	99th	Improving
3	Cottage Grove	89	99th	Improving
4	Dellwood	89	99th	Improving
5	Forest Lake	89	99th	Improving
6	Grant	89	99th	Improving
7	Hugo	89	99th	Improving
8	Lake Elmo	89	99th	Improving
9	Lake St. Croix Beach	89	99th	Improving
10	Lakeland	89	99th	Improving
11	Lakeland Shores	89	99th	Improving
12	Landfall	89	99th	Improving
13	Mahtomedi	89	99th	Improving
14	Marine on St. Croix	89	99th	Improving
15	Newport	89	99th	Improving
16	Oak Park Heights	89	99th	Improving
17	Oakdale	89	99th	Improving
18	Pine Springs	89	99th	Improving
19	Scandia	89	99th	Improving
20	St. Marys Point	89	99th	Improving
21	St. Paul Park	89	99th	Improving
22	Stillwater	89	99th	Improving
23	Willernie	89	99th	Improving
24	Woodbury	89	99th	Improving
25	Carver	88	99th	Improving
26	Chanhassen	88	99th	Improving
27	Chaska	88	99th	Improving
28	Cologne	88	99th	Improving
29	Crown College	88	99th	Improving
30	Hamburg	88	99th	Improving
31	Mayer	88	99th	Improving
32	New Germany	88	99th	Improving
33	Norwood Young America	88	99th	Improving
34	Victoria	88	99th	Improving
35	Waconia	88	99th	Improving
36	Watertown	88	99th	Improving
37	Apple Valley	86	98th	Improving
38	Burnsville	86	98th	Improving
39	Coates	86	98th	Improving
40	Eagan	86	98th	Improving
41	Farmington	86	98th	Improving
42	Hampton	86	98th	Improving
43	Hastings	86	98th	Improving
44	Inver Grove Heights	86	98th	Improving
45	Lakeville	86	98th	Improving
46	Lilydale	86	98th	Improving
47	Mendota	86	98th	Improving
48	Mendota Heights	86	98th	Improving
49	Miesville	86	98th	Improving
50	New Trier	86	98th	Improving
51	Randolph	86	98th	Improving
52	Rosemount	86	98th	Improving
53	South St. Paul	86	98th	Improving
54	Sunfish Lake	86	98th	Improving
55	Vermillion	86	98th	Improving
56	West St. Paul	86	98th	Improving
57	Belle Plaine	85	98th	Declining
58	Credit River	85	98th	Declining
59	Elko New Market	85	98th	Declining
60	Jordan	85	98th	Declining
61	New Prague	85	98th	Declining
62	Prior Lake	85	98th	Declining
63	Savage	85	98th	Declining
64	Shakopee	85	98th	Declining
65	Albertville	84	97th	Improving
66	Annandale	84	97th	Improving
67	Buffalo	84	97th	Improving
68	Clearwater	84	97th	Improving
69	Cokato	84	97th	Improving
70	Delano	84	97th	Improving
71	Hanover	84	97th	Improving
72	Howard Lake	84	97th	Improving
73	Maple Lake	84	97th	Improving
74	Monticello	84	97th	Improving
75	Montrose	84	97th	Improving
76	Otsego	84	97th	Improving
77	Rockford	84	97th	Improving
78	Silver Creek	84	97th	Improving
79	South Haven	84	97th	Improving
80	St. Michael	84	97th	Improving
81	Waverly	84	97th	Improving
82	Becker	84	97th	Improving
83	Big Lake	84	97th	Improving
84	Clear Lake	84	97th	Improving
85	Elk River	84	97th	Improving
86	Zimmerman	84	97th	Improving
87	Andover	81	96th	Improving
88	Anoka	81	96th	Improving
89	Bethel	81	96th	Improving
90	Blaine	81	96th	Improving

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