The 10 Safest Cities In Minnesota For 2020

The 10 Safest Cities In Minnesota For 2020

1. Kasson

Wow. Kasson came out of nowhere to take the gold medal for safety in Minnesota this year. Last year, Kasson didn't even rank in the top 30! And Kasson didn't barely eke out a first place finish either. The city ranked #1 in both property and violent crime rates; quite the decisive victory. With only one violent crime and eight property crimes in the last year of available data, Kasson had under one crime in an average month.

With awesome two-for-one outdoor spots like Oxbow Park & Zollman Zoo, it's no surprise that Kasson got a 9.5/10 on our overall snackability score.

This super safe place to live is just 15 miles west of Rochester along U.S. Highway 14.

2. Orono

The second safest city in Minnesota, Orono maintains its place in the top three for the third year in a row.

Home to the fourth lowest property crime rate in the Gopher state, it costs a pretty penny to live here. The median home price comes in at $593,000 and the median income almost hits $!20,000. But if prices are an indicator of demand, than everyone wants a place in Orono.

Orono is a city on the northern shores of Lake Minnetonka in Hennepin County.

South Lake Minnetonka made the jump into the top ten this year with an impressive showing as the third safest place to live in Minnesota.

The family friendly town located south of Lake Minnetonka had the third lowest violent crime rate and sixth lowest property crime rate in the state. That's significantly better than the national average for both metrics and a sign that you can leave your door unlocked at night without fear.

Located across the Mississippi from Wisconsin, the small city of La Crescent earned itself a fourth place spot with super high ranks in terms of both violent and property crime.

And if that's not peaceful enough for you, then the fishing at Blue Lake should seal the deal. With a property crime rate about five times lower than the national average, it's improbable that someone will steal your prize catch at the end of the day.

Cold Spring & Richmond combine their reporting and were able to place as the fifth safest places to live in Minnesota.

They have the seventh lowest violent crime rate in Minnesota and the fifth lowest property crime rate. One of the smaller places on the list, these places are located near Minneapolis. And if we had to randomly choose a better half based purely on the name, we'd go with Richmond -- which has to be richer right?

6. Minnetrista

With a stellar 9.5/10 overall snackability score, a 10/10 on housing, and now the title of sixth safest city in Minnesota, Minnetrista is looking like one sweet city to live in. Minnetrista residents experienced only one violent crime per season on average, meaning that the cold is a much bigger enemy than criminals.

Minnetrista also has a miniscule amount of property crime, meaning that your valuables will be preserved as well as the nature at Carver Park Preserve.

Minnetrista is just 25 minutes west of Minneapolis.

7. Farmington

The next stop on our tour of the safest of the safe in Minnesota brings us to Farmington.

Farmington has a top ten finish for property crime rates and violent crime rates in the top 20% of the 124 places we analyzed. That's so safe that you could probably drop your kid off for day care at a random house in town and your kid will come out smarter at the end of the day.

Farmington is a city in Dakota County and is a part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.

What's better than a day spent mountain biking, swimming, and eagle-spotting at Elm Creek Park Preserve? Arriving home safely to an un-robbed house helps! Located 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis, Dayton has the sixth lowest rate of violent crime in the state, with the last year of available data showing only two violent crimes committed.

Dayton's also got a booming jobs market, affordable housing, and an excellent educational system, so it's an all-around groovy place to call home.

9. Jordan

Jordan moved up a whole lot of spots in the past year to get the rank of ninth safest city in Minnesota. Why the big jump? Well, mostly an incredibly low incidence of property crime; only 45 cases in the whole year.

And when adrenaline junkies can get their by fix zip lining at Sand Creek Adventures, they don't need to get up to any deviant behavior.

Jordan is about 40 minutes southwest of Minneapolis.

10. Lino Lakes

The second lake city on our list is Lino Lakes which finds itself down a couple of spots from its ranking last year.

The first city to score a 9.5 on our SnackAbility score on this list (Which means it's a top 10% place to live in the country). The economy here is great and it's not terribly expensive to put down roots. So if you want a safe, great place to live, add Lino Lakes to your list.

Interstates 35W and 35E are two of the main routes in the community. The town is an outer suburb north of the Twin Cities.

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