Healthiest Places In MN: Which Towns Beat Out Stillwater Township

STILLWATER TOWNSHIP, MN — Stillwater Township is among the healthiest communities in Minnesota, according to a 2021 report, but it didn't top the list.

The east metro town ranked No. 44 on Niche's report titled the "2021 Healthiest Places to Live in Minnesota."

The report included factors such as smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, drug-related deaths, and obesity rates. Access to quality health care was also considered.

Data came from the United States Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control.

Here are the top 25 healthiest places in Minnesota, according to Niche:

1. Minneapolis
2. St. Paul
3. Rochester
4. Edina
5. Bloomington
6. St. Louis Park
7. Golden Valley
8. Woodland
9. Wayzata
10. Medina
11. Deephaven
12. Eden Prairie
13. Medicine Lake
14. Minnetonka
15. Spring Park
16. Lilydale
17. Robbinsdale
18. Waconia
19. Shorewood
20. Minnetonka Beach
21. Plymouth
22. Falcon Heights
23. Laketown Township
24. Maple Grove
25. Orono
26. Hopkins
27. Osseo
28. Watertown
29. Long Lake
30. Benton Township
31. Dellwood
32. Mendota Heights
33. North Oaks
34. Lauderdale
35. Rogers
36. West Lakeland Township
37. Birchwood Village
38. Waconia
39. Arden Hills
40. Baytown Township
41. Dayton
42. Dahlgren Township
43. Shoreview
44. Stillwater Township
45. Mission Township
46. Excelsior
47. Woodbury
48. Eagan
49. Greenwood
50. Mendota

View the entire report here.