Minnesota Tap Water Quality Report

735 cities analyzed • 4,105,422 people served

Updated March 2026 • Data from EWG & EPA SDWIS

735

Cities Analyzed

7.0

Avg Above Guidelines

4,105,422

Total Population Served

Best Water Quality

Lindstrom (0 above guidelines)

Most Concerns

Waite Park (19 above guidelines)

Most Common Contaminants in Minnesota

Contaminant	Found In	% of Cities
Fluoride	602 of 735	82%
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) carcinogen	574 of 735	78%
Chloroform carcinogen	559 of 735	76%
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) carcinogen	516 of 735	70%
Dichloroacetic acid carcinogen	491 of 735	67%
Bromodichloromethane carcinogen	464 of 735	63%
Dibromochloromethane carcinogen	396 of 735	54%
Nitrate carcinogen	371 of 735	50%
Trichloroacetic acid carcinogen	345 of 735	47%
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)	327 of 735	44%

City-by-City Water Quality Rankings

Ranked by number of contaminants above EWG health guidelines (most to fewest).

#	City	Detected	Above Guidelines	Above Legal	People Served
1	Waite Park	26	19	3	8,341
2	Cloquet	29	18	0	11,295
3	Oakdale	32	17	3	28,303
4	Alexandria	26	17	2	13,554
5	Brooklyn Park	30	16	0	89,995
6	Woodbury	27	15	2	82,643
7	Apple Valley	28	15	0	50,300
8	Shakopee	26	15	0	40,610
9	Brooklyn Center	25	15	0	33,782
10	Hastings	31	15	1	23,222
11	Rosemount	28	15	0	22,445
12	Stillwater	26	15	0	19,389
13	Sauk Rapids	27	15	0	13,083
14	St. Paul	25	14	0	365,136
15	Plymouth	27	14	0	81,026
16	Burnsville	25	14	0	61,747
17	Cottage Grove	29	14	2	39,712
18	Roseville	27	14	0	33,660
19	Robbinsdale	27	14	0	14,300
20	Arden Hills	25	14	0	9,637
21	Bigelow	26	14	0	235
22	Becker	21	14	0	0
23	Mankato	19	13	0	42,803
24	Savage	23	13	0	30,285
25	Chaska	20	13	0	26,016
26	Farmington	28	13	0	23,534
27	Anoka	28	13	0	18,000
28	Bemidji	19	13	2	15,147
29	Monticello	19	13	0	15,087
30	North Mankato	18	13	0	14,448
31	Lake Benton	18	13	0	13,644
32	Big Lake	18	13	0	11,686
33	Fairmont	25	13	0	10,328
34	Wayzata	19	13	0	4,592
35	Sauk Centre	19	13	0	4,573
36	Crosby	19	13	0	2,386
37	Richmond	20	13	0	1,457
38	Minneota	18	13	0	1,380
39	Tyler	18	13	0	1,122
40	Holdingford	19	13	0	770
41	Hendricks	18	13	0	713
42	Brewster	18	13	0	473
43	Lynd	18	13	0	448
44	Round Lake	18	13	0	376
45	Ghent	18	13	0	364
46	Wilmont	18	13	0	344
47	Russell	18	13	0	338
48	Vesta	18	13	0	319
49	Lismore	18	13	0	232
50	Leota	18	13	0	209
51	Taunton	18	13	0	135
52	Woodstock	18	13	0	108
53	St. Leo	18	13	0	97
54	Trosky	18	13	0	86
55	Reading	18	13	0	75
56	Arco	18	13	0	74
57	Ihlen	18	13	0	63
58	Hazel Run	18	13	0	61
59	Kenneth	18	13	0	56
60	Hatfield	18	13	0	54
61	Verdi	18	13	0	32
62	Ivanhoe	18	13	0	0
63	Boyd	18	13	0	0
64	Echo	18	13	0	0
65	Jasper	18	13	0	0
66	Upsala	20	13	0	0
67	Holland	18	13	0	0
68	Porter	18	13	0	0
69	Hardwick	18	13	0	0
70	Maple Grove	26	12	0	75,000
71	Coon Rapids	23	12	0	64,000
72	Edina	35	12	0	53,494
73	New Brighton	21	12	0	22,902
74	Andover	20	12	1	21,455
75	Northfield	22	12	0	20,515
76	Sartell	20	12	0	19,107
77	Ramsey	24	12	0	16,888
78	Brainerd	22	12	0	13,590
79	Worthington	18	12	0	13,288
80	Windom	21	12	0	4,646
81	Cold Spring	16	12	0	4,201
82	Osseo	26	12	0	2,850
83	Corcoran	26	12	0	2,688
84	Walker	20	12	0	980
85	Rushmore	18	12	0	342
86	Grey Eagle	17	12	0	330
87	Kinney	18	12	0	152
88	Bingham Lake	21	12	0	128
89	Lesueur	14	12	0	0
90	Plainview	20	12	0	0
91	Foley	21	12	0	0
92	Pipestone	15	12	0	0
93	Atwater	14	12	0	0
94	Rochester	26	11	0	121,395
95	Bloomington	20	11	0	89,987
96	Eagan	18	11	0	68,223
97	Eden Prairie	19	11	0	63,726
98	Inver Grove Heights	22	11	0	34,189
99	Chanhassen	19	11	0	24,951
100	Champlin	18	11	0	24,007
101	New Ulm	17	11	0	14,052
102	Waconia	13	11	0	13,277
103	St. Peter	15	11	0	11,784
104	Baxter	20	11	0	8,538
105	Oak Park Heights	19	11	0	4,849
106	Melrose	15	11	0	3,677
107	Perham	17	11	0	3,421
108	Lake Elmo	18	11	0	2,400
109	Spring Park	18	11	0	1,743
110	Fulda	12	11	0	1,318
111	Adrian	13	11	0	1,211
112	Truman	12	11	0	1,115
113	St. Clair	13	11	0	846
114	Minnetonka Beach	16	11	0	547
115	Comfrey	12	11	0	402
116	Morton	14	11	0	374
117	Swanville	17	11	1	351
118	Oslo	13	11	0	237
119	Mckinley	16	11	0	110
120	Montevideo	13	11	0	0
121	Lafayette	14	11	0	0
122	Wabasha	19	11	0	0
123	Climax	13	11	1	0
124	Cologne	12	11	0	0
125	St. Francis	12	11	0	0
126	Mora	16	11	0	0
127	Lakeland	15	11	0	0
128	Hills	15	11	0	0
129	Alvarado	13	11	0	0
130	Olivia	13	11	0	0
131	Alberta	16	11	0	0
132	Ortonville	13	11	0	0
133	Minneapolis	19	10	0	425,300
134	Duluth	16	10	0	86,859
135	Blaine	23	10	0	70,220
136	St. Cloud	21	10	0	67,344
137	Lakeville	16	10	0	67,300
138	Minnetonka	29	10	0	54,474
139	St. Louis Park	23	10	0	50,010
140	Moorhead	22	10	0	44,583
141	Winona	18	10	0	27,782
142	Austin	19	10	0	26,174
143	Golden Valley	20	10	0	23,000
144	Crystal	19	10	0	22,937
145	New Hope	19	10	0	20,963
146	Columbia Heights	20	10	0	20,000
147	Elk River	18	10	0	19,080
148	Otsego	13	10	1	18,493
149	Albert Lea	14	10	0	18,492
150	Buffalo	14	10	0	17,108
151	Hibbing	18	10	0	16,093
152	Hugo	14	10	0	12,047
153	Byron	12	10	0	6,312
154	Hermantown	16	10	0	5,055
155	Blue Earth	11	10	0	3,174
156	Proctor	16	10	0	3,088
157	Luverne	15	10	0	2,919
158	Roseau	11	10	0	2,729
159	Glenwood	15	10	0	2,657
160	Gilbert	14	10	0	1,799
161	Osakis	13	10	0	1,780
162	Starbuck	12	10	0	1,440
163	St. Augusta	22	10	0	1,425
164	Winthrop	12	10	0	1,330
165	Rice	17	10	0	1,279
166	Babbitt	18	10	0	1,200
167	Hilltop	19	10	0	780
168	Rockville	15	10	0	751
169	Orem	18	10	0	750
170	Balaton	17	10	0	639
171	Ironton	17	10	0	572
172	Badger	14	10	0	425
173	Magnolia	15	10	0	214
174	Palisade	14	10	0	166
175	Iona	11	10	0	162
176	Garvin	13	10	0	135
177	Lasalle	13	10	0	90
178	Darfur	13	10	0	87
179	Evansville	12	10	0	0
180	Milan	13	10	0	0
181	Hancock	12	10	0	0
182	Brownsdale	12	10	0	0
183	Carlton	15	10	0	0
184	Watkins	12	10	0	0
185	Norwood Young America	12	10	0	0
186	Eden Valley	12	10	0	0
187	Fairfax	11	10	0	0
188	Dassel	12	10	0	0
189	Clear Lake	13	10	0	0
190	Cokato	11	10	0	0
191	Annandale	14	10	0	0
192	Delano	15	10	0	0
193	Hector	14	10	0	0
194	Clearbrook	16	10	0	0
195	Cambridge	13	10	0	0
196	Steen	15	10	0	0
197	Wheaton	10	10	0	0
198	Bellingham	11	10	0	0
199	Prior Lake	14	9	0	25,282
200	Faribault	19	9	0	23,718
201	Albertville	15	9	0	22,820
202	Fergus Falls	20	9	0	14,194
203	Vadnais Heights	17	9	0	13,270
204	Mounds View	19	9	0	13,250
205	Forest Lake	11	9	0	11,404
206	Victoria	12	9	0	10,546
207	Detroit Lakes	12	9	0	10,038
208	Virginia	13	9	0	8,523
209	St. Joseph	18	9	0	7,100
210	Belle Plaine	12	9	0	6,901
211	Zimmerman	12	9	0	6,750
212	Dilworth	22	9	0	4,918
213	St. James	11	9	0	4,611
214	Two Harbors	15	9	0	3,613
215	Sleepy Eye	14	9	0	3,599
216	Milaca	11	9	0	3,063
217	Collegeville	10	9	0	2,500
218	St. Bonifacius	11	9	0	2,374
219	Madelia	10	9	0	2,319
220	Maple Lake	11	9	0	2,177
221	Mountain Lake	11	9	0	2,018
222	Coleraine	13	9	0	2,014
223	Silver Bay	11	9	0	1,868
224	Oronoco	13	9	0	1,800
225	Aurora	14	9	0	1,764
226	Mapleton	10	9	0	1,756
227	Spicer	10	9	0	1,335
228	Renville	13	9	0	1,287
229	Medford	11	9	0	1,200
230	Sherburn	12	9	0	1,058
231	Madison Lake	14	9	0	1,017
232	Biwabik	17	9	0	969
233	Birchwood	17	9	0	864
234	Henning	11	9	0	850
235	Lamberton	10	9	0	828
236	Wabasso	10	9	0	693
237	Heron Lake	13	9	0	691
238	Rollingstone	12	9	0	664
239	Ottertail	11	9	0	643
240	Butterfield	13	9	0	586
241	Verndale	11	9	0	559
242	Amboy	13	9	0	535
243	New Auburn	11	9	0	456
244	Jeffers	12	9	0	369
245	Chandler	11	9	0	270
246	Orr	14	9	0	249
247	Pemberton	10	9	0	247
248	Currie	11	9	0	226
249	Lewisville	12	9	0	225
250	Storden	12	9	0	215
251	Northrop	10	9	0	211
252	Lucan	11	9	0	188
253	Beaver Bay	12	9	0	181
254	Lansing Township	11	9	0	180
255	Ormsby	12	9	0	129
256	Wolverton	11	9	0	124
257	Odin	12	9	0	109
258	Revere	12	9	0	95
259	Dundee	12	9	0	68
260	Dovray	12	9	0	61
261	Wilder	12	9	0	60
262	Lacrescent	10	9	0	0
263	Clarkfield	11	9	0	0
264	Appleton	12	9	0	0
265	Graceville	12	9	0	0
266	Nicollet	11	9	0	0
267	Sacred Heart	11	9	0	0
268	New London	10	9	0	0
269	Rose Creek	15	9	0	0
270	Barnesville	11	9	0	0
271	New Prague	11	9	0	0
272	Watertown	13	9	0	0
273	Dayton	11	9	0	0
274	Clearwater	12	9	0	0
275	Ashby	10	9	0	0
276	Bird Island	10	9	0	0
277	Stewart	13	9	0	0
278	Carver	13	9	0	0
279	Kimball	12	9	0	0
280	Adams	11	9	0	0
281	Arlington	11	9	0	0
282	Oak Grove	14	9	0	0
283	Montgomery	12	9	0	0
284	Dawson	10	9	0	0
285	Raymond	11	9	0	0
286	Alden	11	9	0	0
287	Fridley	25	8	1	27,476
288	Shoreview	13	8	0	27,200
289	White Bear Lake	17	8	0	25,634
290	Hutchinson	13	8	0	14,590
291	East Grand Forks	16	8	0	9,206
292	Stewartville	10	8	0	6,850
293	Isanti	14	8	0	5,600
294	Minnetrista	14	8	0	5,374
295	Redwood Falls	9	8	0	5,254
296	Circle Pines	11	8	0	5,023
297	Chisholm	12	8	0	4,940
298	Hamel	11	8	0	4,430
299	Wadena	10	8	0	4,103
300	Newport	19	8	0	4,000
301	Wyoming	9	8	0	3,990
302	Eveleth	17	8	0	3,770
303	Ely	13	8	0	3,616
304	Warren	10	8	0	3,295
305	Crystal Bay	10	8	0	3,062
306	Pelican Rapids	10	8	0	2,577
307	Excelsior	10	8	0	2,483
308	Lexington	9	8	0	2,400
309	Bayport	8	8	0	2,150
310	Hoyt Lakes	15	8	0	2,017
311	Lakefield	10	8	0	1,694
312	Sandstone	8	8	0	1,587
313	Pierz	12	8	0	1,500
314	Winnebago	11	8	0	1,391
315	Red Lake Falls	9	8	0	1,339
316	New York Mills	11	8	0	1,287
317	Royalton	13	8	0	1,236
318	East Bethel	10	8	0	950
319	Trimont	10	8	0	734
320	Minnesota Lake	10	8	0	683
321	Randall	12	8	0	650
322	Breezy Point	13	8	0	600
323	Good Thunder	11	8	0	583
324	Cook	10	8	0	574
325	Browns Valley	10	8	0	566
326	Eagle Bend	12	8	0	535
327	Ulen	11	8	0	500
328	Tower	12	8	0	500
329	Fisher	10	8	0	419
330	Wrenshall	10	8	0	399
331	Askov	13	8	0	364
332	St. Martin	11	8	0	343
333	Lowry	9	8	0	333
334	New Munich	11	8	0	320
335	Greenfield	10	8	0	313
336	Pease	17	8	1	242
337	Ruthton	9	8	0	241
338	Northome	9	8	0	162
339	Mapleview	10	8	0	135
340	Courtland	12	8	0	0
341	Hayfield	10	8	0	0
342	Leroy	9	8	0	0
343	Argyle	11	8	0	0
344	Houston	11	8	0	0
345	Grand Meadow	9	8	0	0
346	Hoffman	12	8	0	0
347	Long Prairie	12	8	0	0
348	Fosston	10	8	0	0
349	Parkers Prairie	10	8	0	0
350	Buffalo Lake	9	8	0	0
351	Kasson	12	8	0	0
352	Akeley	11	8	0	0
353	Ada	10	8	0	0
354	Big Falls	11	8	0	0
355	Hinckley	11	8	0	0
356	Nerstrand	11	8	0	0
357	Erskine	11	8	0	0
358	Bagley	13	8	0	0
359	Cannon Falls	11	8	0	0
360	Brook Park	11	8	0	0
361	Wells	9	8	0	0
362	Grove City	10	8	0	0
363	Spring Valley	9	8	0	0
364	Easton	9	8	0	0
365	Madison	10	8	0	0
366	Le Center	9	8	0	0
367	Waltham	11	8	0	0
368	Racine	9	8	0	0
369	Thief River Falls	12	7	0	9,058
370	St. Charles	9	7	0	3,825
371	Staples	15	7	0	2,981
372	Mountain Iron	12	7	0	2,869
373	Lake Bronson	11	7	0	2,752
374	Paynesville	11	7	0	2,530
375	Maple Plain	9	7	0	2,174
376	Canby	8	7	0	1,769
377	Cottonwood	10	7	0	1,212
378	Pequot Lakes	9	7	0	1,200
379	Edgerton	10	7	0	1,171
380	Deer River	9	7	0	942
381	Hallock	11	7	0	892
382	Onamia	12	7	0	875
383	Kerkhoven	8	7	0	806
384	Ham Lake	9	7	0	804
385	Browerville	10	7	0	790
386	Clarissa	11	7	0	681
387	Sabin	11	7	0	629
388	Stephen	11	7	0	588
389	Hokah	10	7	1	555
390	Willernie	10	7	0	525
391	Vermillion	10	7	0	451
392	Waubun	8	7	0	413
393	Nevis	10	7	0	384
394	Remer	14	7	0	369
395	Lancaster	11	7	0	361
396	Buckman	11	7	0	270
397	Rushford Village	8	7	0	265
398	Kettle River	12	7	0	180
399	Kennedy	11	7	0	173
400	Dunnell	9	7	0	167
401	Columbus	10	7	0	155
402	Laporte	9	7	0	140
403	Marietta	11	7	0	135
404	Twin Lakes	9	7	0	134
405	Wanda	8	7	0	84
406	Dumont	8	7	0	75
407	Nassau	11	7	0	60
408	Mantorville	9	7	0	0
409	Granite Falls	8	7	0	0
410	Benson	8	7	0	0
411	Herman	8	7	0	0
412	Dodge Center	9	7	0	0
413	Foreston	9	7	0	0
414	Claremont	10	7	0	0
415	Mayer	10	7	0	0
416	Winsted	9	7	0	0
417	Gaylord	8	7	0	0
418	Bowlus	8	7	0	0
419	Ostrander	17	7	0	0
420	Harmony	10	7	0	0
421	Lester Prairie	8	7	0	0
422	North Branch	10	7	0	0
423	Braham	11	7	0	0
424	Chokio	8	7	0	0
425	Henderson	9	7	0	0
426	Cosmos	10	7	1	0
427	Spring Grove	15	7	0	0
428	West Concord	11	7	0	0
429	Willmar	15	6	0	21,045
430	South St. Paul	20	6	0	20,400
431	Hopkins	12	6	0	18,998
432	Red Wing	11	6	0	16,459
433	North St. Paul	15	6	0	13,134
434	Little Falls	8	6	0	9,094
435	International Falls	10	6	0	5,737
436	St. Paul Park	12	6	1	5,427
437	Centerville	10	6	0	3,912
438	Shorewood	10	6	0	3,854
439	Zumbrota	8	6	0	3,172
440	Eagle Lake	9	6	0	2,520
441	Tracy	7	6	0	2,154
442	Eyota	7	6	0	2,043
443	Warroad	8	6	0	1,857
444	Morgan	7	6	0	896
445	Belgrade	7	6	0	722
446	Karlstad	8	6	0	699
447	Brooten	8	6	0	646
448	Ranier	10	6	0	568
449	New Germany	8	6	0	422
450	Underwood	7	6	0	380
451	Belview	7	6	0	377
452	Hackensack	11	6	0	300
453	Kensington	8	6	0	264
454	Zumbro Falls	10	6	0	181
455	Evan	7	6	0	86
456	Elkton	7	6	0	0
457	Waldorf	10	6	1	0
458	Danube	8	6	0	0
459	Maynard	7	6	0	0
460	Correll	9	6	0	0
461	Fountain	7	6	0	0
462	Caledonia	9	6	0	0
463	New Richland	8	6	0	0
464	Pennock	7	6	0	0
465	Hayward	8	6	0	0
466	Hitterdal	7	6	0	0
467	Janesville	7	6	0	0
468	Kelliher	9	6	0	0
469	Cromwell	10	6	0	0
470	Hill City	10	6	0	0
471	Rushford	9	6	0	0
472	Howard Lake	8	6	0	0
473	Mcgregor	9	6	0	0
474	Silver Lake	7	6	0	0
475	Hamburg	8	6	0	0
476	Montrose	8	6	0	0
477	Mcintosh	8	6	0	0
478	Glyndon	7	6	0	0
479	Twin Valley	8	6	0	0
480	Mahtomedi	8	6	0	0
481	Goodhue	9	6	0	0
482	Stacy	10	6	0	0
483	Frost	8	6	0	0
484	Clarks Grove	8	6	0	0
485	Emmons	8	6	0	0
486	Waseca	8	6	0	0
487	Marshall	19	5	0	13,680
488	Mound	6	5	0	9,447
489	Park Rapids	9	5	0	4,247
490	Chatfield	6	5	0	2,997
491	Springfield	7	5	0	2,070
492	Shafer	8	5	0	1,165
493	Wanamingo	6	5	0	1,113
494	Westbrook	8	5	0	785
495	Stockton	8	5	0	697
496	Freeport	7	5	0	685
497	Greenbush	6	5	0	680
498	Elmore	6	5	0	663
499	Loretto	6	5	0	637
500	Kandiyohi	6	5	0	560
501	Geneva	7	5	0	538
502	Minnesota City	7	5	0	464
503	Sturgeon Lake	7	5	0	406
504	Hanska	7	5	0	393
505	Ceylon	6	5	0	369
506	Murdock	6	5	0	306
507	St. Hilaire	7	5	0	264
508	Watson	7	5	0	205
509	Alpha	6	5	0	112
510	Lyle	8	5	0	0
511	Norcross	7	5	0	0
512	Mabel	6	5	0	0
513	Eitzen	7	5	0	0
514	Breckenridge	6	5	0	0
515	Fertile	7	5	0	0
516	Barrett	7	5	0	0
517	Plato	6	5	0	0
518	Green Isle	7	5	0	0
519	Halstad	8	5	0	0
520	Brownton	11	5	0	0
521	Blackduck	7	5	0	0
522	Battle Lake	12	5	0	0
523	Winger	6	5	0	0
524	Gonvick	8	5	0	0
525	Gary	8	5	0	0
526	Frazee	7	5	0	0
527	Elko-new Market	8	5	0	0
528	Darwin	8	5	0	0
529	Huntley	5	5	0	0
530	Elysian	7	5	0	0
531	Richfield	14	4	0	37,154
532	Owatonna	10	4	0	26,430
533	Lino Lakes	13	4	0	17,360
534	Crookston	11	4	0	7,450
535	Spring Lake Park	5	4	0	7,200
536	Jackson	6	4	0	3,299
537	Waverly	5	4	0	1,884
538	Buhl	12	4	0	1,000
539	Gibbon	6	4	0	790
540	Cass Lake	6	4	0	687
541	Sebeka	6	4	0	676
542	Motley	6	4	0	671
543	Rothsay	5	4	0	503
544	Ellsworth	6	4	0	462
545	Bigfork	6	4	0	446
546	Oklee	5	4	0	417
547	Vergas	7	4	0	335
548	Little Canada	12	4	0	266
549	Backus	6	4	0	250
550	Ogema	5	4	0	206
551	South Haven	6	4	0	194
552	Wendell	7	4	0	167
553	Clements	5	4	0	153
554	Elba	5	4	0	146
555	Meadowlands	6	4	0	135
556	Degraff	6	4	0	110
557	Holloway	6	4	0	86
558	Cobden	7	4	0	33
559	Cyrus	6	4	0	0
560	Bejou	7	4	0	0
561	Deer Creek	6	4	0	0
562	Millville	6	4	0	0
563	Beltrami	7	4	0	0
564	Brandon	5	4	0	0
565	Carlos	7	4	0	0
566	Dennison	5	4	0	0
567	Clara City	6	4	0	0
568	Grand Rapids	7	3	0	11,220
569	Lake Crystal	5	3	0	2,554
570	Aitkin	6	3	0	2,165
571	Long Lake	5	3	0	1,934
572	Menahga	5	3	0	1,347
573	Bovey	14	3	0	825
574	Welcome	4	3	0	653
575	Littlefork	6	3	0	553
576	Deerwood	5	3	0	532
577	Laprairie	7	3	0	520
578	Vernon Center	5	3	0	323
579	Finlayson	5	3	0	315
580	Okabena	4	3	0	188
581	Winton	9	3	0	173
582	Riverton	9	3	0	117
583	Warsaw	4	3	0	110
584	Goodridge	6	3	0	102
585	Fort Worth	8	3	0	100
586	Crosslake	9	3	0	84
587	Ogilvie	6	3	0	70
588	Bricelyn	4	3	0	0
589	Kiester	4	3	0	0
590	Cleveland	5	3	0	0
591	Wykoff	4	3	0	0
592	Lake Lillian	5	3	1	0
593	Elgin	6	3	0	0
594	Georgetown	4	3	0	0
595	Elbow Lake	6	3	0	0
596	Flom	4	3	0	0
597	Cohasset	4	3	0	0
598	Nielsville	4	3	0	0
599	Delavan	5	3	0	0
600	Rogers	7	2	0	12,000
601	Chisago City	6	2	0	3,563
602	Avon	4	2	0	1,667
603	Lewiston	6	2	0	1,520
604	Pine River	5	2	0	941
605	Hampton	4	2	0	691
606	Audubon	4	2	0	560
607	Pillager	4	2	0	507
608	Franklin	3	2	0	496
609	Newfolden	5	2	0	351
610	Taconite	4	2	0	329
611	Granada	3	2	0	297
612	Hewitt	3	2	0	266
613	Freeborn	4	2	0	259
614	Warba	3	2	0	162
615	Conger	4	2	0	137
616	Glencoe	5	2	0	113
617	Albany	4	2	0	104
618	Baudette	5	2	0	100
619	Fargo	2	2	0	80
620	East Gull Lake	4	2	0	75
621	Walters	5	2	0	71
622	Longville	5	2	0	64
623	Mclean	4	2	0	60
624	Morris	5	2	1	32
625	Grasston	3	2	0	25
626	Isle	4	2	0	25
627	Donnelly	3	2	0	0
628	Peterson	4	2	0	0
629	Waterville	3	2	0	0
630	Hartland	4	2	0	0
631	Hendrum	4	2	0	0
632	Canton	4	2	0	0
633	Glenville	3	2	0	0
634	Barnum	5	2	0	0
635	Blooming Prairie	3	2	0	0
636	Taylors Falls	5	2	0	0
637	Borup	4	2	0	0
638	Mahnomen	3	2	0	0
639	Shelly	3	2	0	0
640	Lonsdale	4	2	0	0
641	Kilkenny	5	2	0	0
642	Pine Island	3	1	0	3,324
643	Slayton	2	1	0	2,136
644	Kenyon	3	1	0	1,817
645	Tonka Bay	2	1	0	1,442
646	Moose Lake	3	1	0	1,259
647	Keewatin	6	1	0	1,068
648	Walnut Grove	2	1	0	825
649	Dover	2	1	0	792
650	Center City	2	1	0	629
651	Chicago	2	1	0	505
652	Floodwood	3	1	0	501
653	Bertha	3	1	0	479
654	Cocoran	2	1	0	460
655	Skokie	2	1	0	458
656	Wood Lake	3	1	0	423
657	Willow River	2	1	0	410
658	Cedar	1	1	0	406
659	Sanborn	2	1	0	339
660	Calumet	3	1	0	332
661	Middle River	2	1	0	310
662	Utica	2	1	0	293
663	Milroy	2	1	0	252
664	Lake Wilson	3	1	0	247
665	Callaway	4	1	0	234
666	Princeton	1	1	0	200
667	Mazeppa	2	1	0	170
668	Hammond	3	1	0	110
669	Bloomfield Hills	1	1	0	100
670	Garfield	3	1	0	95
671	New Port Richey	1	1	0	90
672	Salol	1	1	0	90
673	Iron Junction	3	1	0	87
674	Viking	2	1	0	82
675	Rush City	1	1	1	80
676	Togo	3	1	0	75
677	Blomkest	2	1	0	70
678	Salem	4	1	0	70
679	Puposky	2	1	0	70
680	Strandquist	4	1	0	68
681	Kent	2	1	0	63
682	Altura	2	1	0	60
683	Morristown	2	1	0	60
684	Manchester	2	1	0	54
685	Ellendale	1	1	0	51
686	Preston	1	1	0	50
687	Dexter	4	1	0	50
688	Dundas	3	1	0	49
689	Myrtle	3	1	0	48
690	Garrison	3	1	0	40
691	Miltona	3	1	0	40
692	Litchfield	1	1	0	36
693	Kasota	2	1	0	34
694	Lanesboro	3	1	0	0
695	Kellogg	4	1	0	0
696	Marble	2	1	0	0
697	Perley	3	1	0	0
698	Grygla	2	1	0	0
699	Dalton	2	1	0	0
700	Felton	2	1	0	0
701	Sargeant	2	1	0	0
702	Lake Park	2	1	0	0
703	Campbell	3	1	0	0
704	Comstock	2	1	0	0
705	Webster	1	1	0	0
706	Lake City	5	1	0	0
707	Las Vegas	1	1	0	0
708	Beardsley	4	1	0	0
709	Beaver Creek	3	1	0	0
710	Hollandale	2	1	0	0
711	Hanley Falls	2	1	0	0
712	Lindstrom	1	0	0	4,888
713	Nashwauk	5	0	0	971
714	Scandia	0	0	0	388
715	Randolph	3	0	0	355
716	Maplewood	2	0	0	315
717	Plummer	2	0	0	281
718	Hawley	0	0	0	200
719	Bellechester	1	0	0	169
720	Pine City	1	0	0	150
721	Avoca	1	0	0	142
722	Irvine	0	0	0	125
723	Clinton	1	0	0	118
724	Jordan	1	0	0	110
725	Pinewood	2	0	0	90
726	Grand Marais	0	0	0	60
727	Harris	0	0	0	50
728	Nisswa	1	0	0	42
729	Sherman Oaks	1	0	0	33
730	Marine On St. Croix	0	0	0	28
731	Johnson	2	0	0	25
732	Odessa	4	0	0	0
733	Prinsburg	1	0	0	0
734	Tintah	2	0	0	0
735	Bock	1	0	0	0

Recommended Filtration for Minnesota

Based on the most common contaminants found across Minnesota (Fluoride, Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Chloroform), we recommend a reverse osmosis system or high-quality carbon block filter to remove disinfection byproducts and their precursors.

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Echo Whole-Home Filter

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Minnesota tap water safe to drink?

Water quality varies significantly across Minnesota. Of the 735 cities analyzed, the average city has 7.0 contaminants above EWG health guidelines. The best water quality was found in Lindstrom. We recommend checking your specific city's report for detailed information.

What city has the best water in Minnesota?

Based on our analysis, Lindstrom has the fewest contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Minnesota, with 0 above guideline levels.

What city has the worst water in Minnesota?

Based on our analysis, Waite Park has the most contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Minnesota, with 19 above guideline levels.

What's the best water filter for Minnesota residents?

For most Minnesota households, we recommend a reverse osmosis (RO) system for drinking water and a whole-home filter for showers and baths. The specific recommendation depends on your city's contaminant profile — check your city's report for personalized guidance.

National Water Quality Reports

Data sources: Environmental Working Group (EWG) Tap Water Database, U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)

Last updated: March 2026

Methodology: Contaminant levels are compared against both EPA legal limits (Maximum Contaminant Levels) and EWG health guidelines, which are often stricter and based on the latest scientific research.

Minnesota Water Quality Report (2026)