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Minnesota at a Glance
The land of 10,000 lakes truly has something to offer everyone. For sports fans and art connoisseurs, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul offer a variety of sporting event, concert venues, theaters, and art museums. Outdoors enthusiasts can enjoy outdoor activities all year-round at any of the state’s 67 State Parks and more than a dozen state trails. For a more rustic experience, hike, camp, ski, snowshoe, canoe or fish at the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area, with more than 1 million acres of wilderness inside the Superior National Forest.
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Why You’ll Love Living in Minnesota
In addition to its vibrant sports, arts and outdoors scenes, Minnesota is home to a number of industries and prominent companies. 17 Fortune 500 companies call Minnesota home, including UnitedHealth Group, Target, CHS Inc., Best Buy, 3M, U.S. Bancorp, Supervalu, General Mills, Land O’Lakes, Ecolab, C.H. Robinson, Ameriprise Financial, Xcel Energy, Hormel Foods, Mosaic, Thrivent Financial, and St. Jude Medical. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN employs more than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers, and is ranked #1 in more specialty healthcare areas than any other hospital in the United States. Agriculture and animal science are also major employers in the state. Minnesota farmers raise turkeys, hogs and pigs, beef and dairy cows, sugar beets, oats and sweet corn.
When it comes to finding a great place to raise a family, Minnesota schools ranked 8th overall in Wallethub’s national comparison of 13 key metrics. And, Minnesota's 553 school districts are doing something right. An analysis of the ACT standardized test scores for 2015 showed that Minnesota's average composite score of 22.7 beat the national average of 21.0. When it comes time for college, Minnesota is home to a number of nationally-ranked public and private colleges and universities including the University of Minnesota, Bemidji State University, Carleton College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Macalester College, St. Olaf College, and the University of St. Thomas. The University of Minnesota Medical School is ranked #9 in the nation for primary care, and aspiring lawyers have four accredited law schools in the Twin Cities Metro area from which to choose.
And, Minnesota is becoming more culturally diverse every year. Data from the last national census (2010), showed that 17% of the state's residents were minorities, up from 12% in the 2000 census. Finally, with the statewide average cost of living for a family of 3 in Minnesota a livable $54,804 (less than the U.S. national average of $56,203), many Minnesota residents have a little extra room in their monthly budget to enjoy some of the state's fantastic sports, arts, festivals and outdoors activities.
