These Are The 10 Best Places In Minnesota To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Minnesota who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Minnesota, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the North Star State:

1. Falcon Heights (Photos)
2. St. Paul Park
3. Spring Lake Park (Photos)
4. St. Anthony (Photos)
5. Corcoran (Photos)
6. Medina
7. Arden Hills (Photos)
8. Mahtomedi (Photos)
9. Little Canada
10. Mendota Heights (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Minnesota. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Minnesota in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Minnesota in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Minnesota have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Minnesota.

1. Falcon Heights

Population: 5,439
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.03
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.88
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.03
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 11.03

2. St. Paul Park

Population: 5,327
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.26
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.25
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.75

3. Spring Lake Park

Population: 6,503
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.46
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.23
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.69

4. St. Anthony

Population: 8,501
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.06
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.76
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.06
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.06

5. Corcoran

Population: 5,482
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.58
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.91
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.94
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 4.56

6. Medina

Population: 5,163
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.62
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.77
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.43
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.87

7. Arden Hills

Population: 9,700
Parks Per 1,000 People: 6.19
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.2
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.19
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.19

8. Mahtomedi

Population: 7,923
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.57
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.89
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.32
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.78

9. Little Canada

Population: 10,015
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.99
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.0
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.99
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.49

10. Mendota Heights

Population: 11,131
Parks Per 1,000 People: 5.39
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.87
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.39
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 5.39

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Minnesota where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Minnesota with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Brooklyn Park (Photos)
2. Bloomington (Photos)
3. Eagan (Photos)
4. Plymouth (Photos)
5. Duluth (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Minnesota To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Falcon Heights	5,439
2	St. Paul Park	5,327
3	Spring Lake Park	6,503
4	St. Anthony	8,501
5	Corcoran	5,482
6	Medina	5,163
7	Arden Hills	9,700
8	Mahtomedi	7,923
9	Little Canada	10,015
10	Mendota Heights	11,131
11	Shorewood	7,438
12	Mounds View	12,412
13	St. Joseph	6,694
14	Byron	5,023
15	Vadnais Heights	12,770
16	Minnetrista	6,661
17	Hermantown	9,588
18	Robbinsdale	14,196
19	Lake Elmo	8,123
20	Mound	9,205
21	Delano	5,598
22	Victoria	7,845
23	Orono	7,690
24	Jordan	5,784
25	Waite Park	7,391
26	North St. Paul	11,775
27	East Grand Forks	8,621
28	Zimmerman	5,268
29	Hopkins	17,909
30	Columbia Heights	19,605
31	West St. Paul	19,690
32	Chisholm	5,001
33	New Hope	20,648
34	Albertville	7,159
35	Golden Valley	20,683
36	Rogers	11,747
37	Redwood Falls	5,174
38	Belle Plaine	6,794
39	New Brighton	21,899
40	Isanti	5,396
41	Hugo	13,850
42	Crystal	22,459
43	South St. Paul	20,368
44	North Mankato	13,403
45	Shoreview	25,673
46	Waconia	11,230
47	Anoka	17,202
48	Fridley	27,494
49	Sauk Rapids	13,079
50	Wyoming	7,764
51	Montevideo	5,283
52	Brooklyn Center	30,549
53	International Falls	6,329
54	Roseville	34,554
55	White Bear Lake	24,398
56	Sartell	16,123
57	Cambridge	8,223
58	St. Francis	7,297
59	Otsego	14,257
60	Ham Lake	15,565
61	Richfield	35,877
62	Virginia	8,671
63	Champlin	23,591
64	Stewartville	5,990
65	New Prague	7,434
66	Little Falls	8,291
67	Baxter	7,710
68	Grand Rapids	10,950
69	Stillwater	18,541
70	Litchfield	6,689
71	Alexandria	11,465
72	St. Louis Park	46,466
73	Detroit Lakes	8,834
74	Lino Lakes	20,671
75	Savage	28,055
76	Chanhassen	24,003
77	Oakdale	27,705
78	Edina	48,940
79	Inver Grove Heights	34,258
80	Prior Lake	23,956
81	North Branch	10,099
82	Chaska	24,238
83	Maplewood	39,261
84	St. Michael	16,767
85	Monticello	12,974
86	Minnetonka	50,897
87	St. Peter	11,403
88	Buffalo	15,710
89	Ramsey	24,441
90	Oak Grove	8,145
91	Kasson	6,017
92	Forest Lake	18,933
93	Rosemount	22,469
94	Crookston	7,899
95	Moorhead	39,053
96	Brainerd	13,521
97	Shakopee	38,613
98	Waseca	9,370
99	Andover	31,271
100	Cottage Grove	35,169