The 25 Most Walkable Small Towns in Minnesota
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 165 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Minnesota. #1 is Mound, MN.
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25Little Falls, Minnesota
More walkable than 91% of Minnesota towns
9,140 people · Morrison County · median home $202,600 · income $47,863 · Jan low 4°F · 53 in snow
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24Newport, Minnesota
More walkable than 92% of Minnesota towns
3,797 people · Washington County · median home $378,100 · income $71,979 · Jan low 9°F · 46 in snow
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23Wayzata, Minnesota
More walkable than 92% of Minnesota towns
4,434 people · Hennepin County · median home $1,153,400 · income $131,614 · Jan low 7°F · 54 in snow
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22St. James, Minnesota
More walkable than 92% of Minnesota towns
4,793 people · Watonwan County · median home $122,100 · income $60,242 · Jan low 5°F · 50 in snow
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21Lake City, Minnesota
More walkable than 92% of Minnesota towns
5,252 people · Wabasha County · median home $238,700 · income $72,244 · Jan low 4°F · 34 in snow
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20Thief River Falls, Minnesota
More walkable than 92% of Minnesota towns
8,749 people · Pennington County · median home $175,400 · income $71,144 · Jan low -3°F · 50 in snow
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19Two Harbors, Minnesota
More walkable than 93% of Minnesota towns
3,633 people · Lake County · median home $206,800 · income $65,625 · Jan low 7°F · 61 in snow
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18Crookston, Minnesota
More walkable than 93% of Minnesota towns
7,482 people · Polk County · median home $185,600 · income $57,315 · Jan low -4°F · 50 in snow
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17Waseca, Minnesota
More walkable than 94% of Minnesota towns
9,229 people · Waseca County · median home $189,200 · income $64,074 · Jan low 5°F · 52 in snow
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16Proctor, Minnesota
More walkable than 95% of Minnesota towns
3,120 people · St. Louis County · median home $224,700 · income $67,377 · Jan low 1°F · 90 in snow
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15Eveleth, Minnesota
More walkable than 95% of Minnesota towns
3,493 people · St. Louis County · median home $97,600 · income $50,725 · Jan low -1°F · 69 in snow
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14Deephaven, Minnesota
More walkable than 95% of Minnesota towns
3,899 people · Hennepin County · median home $935,900 · income $197,679 · Jan low 6°F · 55 in snow
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13Circle Pines, Minnesota
More walkable than 95% of Minnesota towns
5,025 people · Anoka County · median home $293,600 · income $101,800 · Jan low 8°F · 48 in snow
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12Chisholm, Minnesota
More walkable than 96% of Minnesota towns
4,775 people · St. Louis County · median home $109,200 · income $50,891 · Jan low -4°F
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11Virginia, Minnesota
More walkable than 96% of Minnesota towns
8,421 people · St. Louis County · median home $120,600 · income $51,720 · Jan low -1°F · 69 in snow
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10Ely, Minnesota
More walkable than 97% of Minnesota towns
3,268 people · St. Louis County · median home $157,300 · income $43,901 · Jan low -7°F · 65 in snow
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9Bayport, Minnesota
More walkable than 97% of Minnesota towns
4,024 people · Washington County · median home $376,900 · income $125,893 · Jan low 9°F · 47 in snow
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8St. Paul Park, Minnesota
More walkable than 97% of Minnesota towns
5,544 people · Washington County · median home $263,500 · income $100,642 · Jan low 9°F · 46 in snow
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7Jordan, Minnesota
More walkable than 97% of Minnesota towns
6,656 people · Scott County · median home $336,200 · income $110,057 · Jan low 5°F · 40 in snow
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6Falcon Heights, Minnesota
More walkable than 98% of Minnesota towns
5,369 people · Ramsey County · median home $384,500 · income $96,528 · Jan low 6°F · 40 in snow
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5Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
More walkable than 98% of Minnesota towns
7,188 people · Anoka County · median home $290,100 · income $90,753 · Jan low 7°F · 40 in snow
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4Mahtomedi, Minnesota
More walkable than 98% of Minnesota towns
8,138 people · Washington County · median home $476,000 · income $123,319 · Jan low 5°F · 47 in snow
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3St. Anthony, Minnesota
More walkable than 98% of Minnesota towns
9,257 people · Hennepin County · median home $387,500 · income $97,363 · Jan low 6°F · 40 in snow
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2Osseo, Minnesota
More walkable than 99% of Minnesota towns
2,688 people · Hennepin County · median home $306,500 · income $62,119 · Jan low 7°F · 54 in snow
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1Mound, Minnesota
More walkable than 99% of Minnesota towns
9,398 people · Hennepin County · median home $370,800 · income $86,675 · Jan low 6°F · 55 in snow
Price vs ranking
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)