Minnesota Tap Water Quality (2026)

Minnesota Tap Water Quality Report

735 cities analyzed • 4,105,422 people served

Updated September 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	601 of 735	82%
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) carcinogen	574 of 735	78%
Chloroform carcinogen	559 of 735	76%
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) carcinogen	515 of 735	70%
Dichloroacetic acid carcinogen	490 of 735	67%
Bromodichloromethane carcinogen	463 of 735	63%
Dibromochloromethane carcinogen	395 of 735	54%
Nitrate carcinogen	370 of 735	50%
Trichloroacetic acid carcinogen	345 of 735	47%
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)	328 of 735	45%

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	Holland	18	13	0	0
63	Hardwick	18	13	0	0
64	Jasper	18	13	0	0
65	Ivanhoe	18	13	0	0
66	Boyd	18	13	0	0
67	Echo	18	13	0	0
68	Porter	18	13	0	0
69	Upsala	20	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	Plainview	20	12	0	0
90	Lesueur	14	12	0	0
91	Pipestone	15	12	0	0
92	Atwater	14	12	0	0
93	Foley	21	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	Lakeland	15	11	0	0
121	Wabasha	19	11	0	0
122	Lafayette	14	11	0	0
123	Hills	15	11	0	0
124	Alberta	16	11	0	0
125	Montevideo	13	11	0	0
126	Olivia	13	11	0	0
127	Ortonville	13	11	0	0
128	Climax	13	11	1	0
129	Cologne	12	11	0	0
130	Alvarado	13	11	0	0
131	St. Francis	12	11	0	0
132	Mora	16	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	Brownsdale	12	10	0	0
180	Steen	15	10	0	0
181	Bellingham	11	10	0	0
182	Carlton	15	10	0	0
183	Hancock	12	10	0	0
184	Milan	13	10	0	0
185	Wheaton	10	10	0	0
186	Watkins	12	10	0	0
187	Evansville	12	10	0	0
188	Norwood Young America	12	10	0	0
189	Hector	14	10	0	0
190	Fairfax	11	10	0	0
191	Eden Valley	12	10	0	0
192	Delano	15	10	0	0
193	Dassel	12	10	0	0
194	Cokato	11	10	0	0
195	Clearbrook	16	10	0	0
196	Clear Lake	13	10	0	0
197	Annandale	14	10	0	0
198	Cambridge	13	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	Rose Creek	15	9	0	0
264	Alden	11	9	0	0
265	Adams	11	9	0	0
266	Montgomery	12	9	0	0
267	New Prague	11	9	0	0
268	Nicollet	11	9	0	0
269	Appleton	12	9	0	0
270	Clarkfield	11	9	0	0
271	Dawson	10	9	0	0
272	New London	10	9	0	0
273	Raymond	11	9	0	0
274	Sacred Heart	11	9	0	0
275	Watertown	13	9	0	0
276	Ashby	10	9	0	0
277	Stewart	13	9	0	0
278	Kimball	12	9	0	0
279	Barnesville	11	9	0	0
280	Dayton	11	9	0	0
281	Clearwater	12	9	0	0
282	Carver	13	9	0	0
283	Bird Island	10	9	0	0
284	Arlington	11	9	0	0
285	Oak Grove	14	9	0	0
286	Fridley	25	8	1	27,476
287	Shoreview	13	8	0	27,200
288	White Bear Lake	17	8	0	25,634
289	Hutchinson	13	8	0	14,590
290	East Grand Forks	16	8	0	9,206
291	Stewartville	10	8	0	6,850
292	Isanti	14	8	0	5,600
293	Minnetrista	14	8	0	5,374
294	Redwood Falls	9	8	0	5,254
295	Circle Pines	11	8	0	5,023
296	Chisholm	12	8	0	4,940
297	Hamel	11	8	0	4,430
298	Wadena	10	8	0	4,103
299	Newport	19	8	0	4,000
300	Wyoming	9	8	0	3,990
301	Eveleth	17	8	0	3,770
302	Ely	13	8	0	3,616
303	Warren	10	8	0	3,295
304	Crystal Bay	10	8	0	3,062
305	Pelican Rapids	10	8	0	2,577
306	Excelsior	10	8	0	2,483
307	Lexington	9	8	0	2,400
308	Bayport	8	8	0	2,150
309	Hoyt Lakes	15	8	0	2,017
310	Lakefield	10	8	0	1,694
311	Sandstone	8	8	0	1,587
312	Pierz	12	8	0	1,500
313	Winnebago	11	8	0	1,391
314	Red Lake Falls	9	8	0	1,339
315	New York Mills	11	8	0	1,287
316	Royalton	13	8	0	1,236
317	East Bethel	10	8	0	950
318	Trimont	10	8	0	734
319	Minnesota Lake	10	8	0	683
320	Randall	12	8	0	650
321	Breezy Point	13	8	0	600
322	Good Thunder	11	8	0	583
323	Cook	10	8	0	574
324	Browns Valley	10	8	0	566
325	Eagle Bend	12	8	0	535
326	Ulen	11	8	0	500
327	Tower	12	8	0	500
328	Fisher	10	8	0	419
329	Wrenshall	10	8	0	399
330	Askov	13	8	0	364
331	St. Martin	11	8	0	343
332	Lowry	9	8	0	333
333	New Munich	11	8	0	320
334	Greenfield	10	8	0	313
335	Pease	17	8	1	242
336	Ruthton	9	8	0	241
337	Northome	9	8	0	162
338	Mapleview	10	8	0	135
339	Grand Meadow	9	8	0	0
340	Hayfield	10	8	0	0
341	Houston	11	8	0	0
342	Kasson	12	8	0	0
343	Leroy	9	8	0	0
344	Racine	9	8	0	0
345	Spring Valley	9	8	0	0
346	Waltham	11	8	0	0
347	Courtland	12	8	0	0
348	Easton	9	8	0	0
349	Le Center	9	8	0	0
350	Wells	9	8	0	0
351	Grove City	10	8	0	0
352	Madison	10	8	0	0
353	Hoffman	12	8	0	0
354	Long Prairie	12	8	0	0
355	Parkers Prairie	10	8	0	0
356	Akeley	11	8	0	0
357	Ada	10	8	0	0
358	Erskine	11	8	0	0
359	Fosston	10	8	0	0
360	Big Falls	11	8	0	0
361	Bagley	13	8	0	0
362	Buffalo Lake	9	8	0	0
363	Argyle	11	8	0	0
364	Nerstrand	11	8	0	0
365	Hinckley	11	8	0	0
366	Cannon Falls	11	8	0	0
367	Brook Park	11	8	0	0
368	Thief River Falls	12	7	0	9,058
369	St. Charles	9	7	0	3,825
370	Staples	15	7	0	2,981
371	Mountain Iron	12	7	0	2,869
372	Lake Bronson	11	7	0	2,752
373	Paynesville	11	7	0	2,530
374	Maple Plain	9	7	0	2,174
375	Canby	8	7	0	1,769
376	Cottonwood	10	7	0	1,212
377	Pequot Lakes	9	7	0	1,200
378	Edgerton	10	7	0	1,171
379	Deer River	9	7	0	942
380	Hallock	11	7	0	892
381	Onamia	12	7	0	875
382	Kerkhoven	8	7	0	806
383	Ham Lake	9	7	0	804
384	Browerville	10	7	0	790
385	Clarissa	11	7	0	681
386	Sabin	11	7	0	629
387	Stephen	11	7	0	588
388	Hokah	10	7	1	555
389	Willernie	10	7	0	525
390	Vermillion	10	7	0	451
391	Waubun	8	7	0	413
392	Nevis	10	7	0	384
393	Remer	14	7	0	369
394	Lancaster	11	7	0	361
395	Buckman	11	7	0	270
396	Rushford Village	8	7	0	265
397	Kettle River	12	7	0	180
398	Kennedy	11	7	0	173
399	Dunnell	9	7	0	167
400	Columbus	10	7	0	155
401	Laporte	9	7	0	140
402	Marietta	11	7	0	135
403	Twin Lakes	9	7	0	134
404	Wanda	8	7	0	84
405	Dumont	8	7	0	75
406	Nassau	11	7	0	60
407	Claremont	10	7	0	0
408	Harmony	10	7	0	0
409	Mantorville	9	7	0	0
410	Ostrander	17	7	0	0
411	Spring Grove	15	7	0	0
412	West Concord	11	7	0	0
413	Henderson	9	7	0	0
414	Benson	8	7	0	0
415	Chokio	8	7	0	0
416	Cosmos	10	7	1	0
417	Granite Falls	8	7	0	0
418	Herman	8	7	0	0
419	Winsted	9	7	0	0
420	Bowlus	8	7	0	0
421	Foreston	9	7	0	0
422	Mayer	10	7	0	0
423	Lester Prairie	8	7	0	0
424	Gaylord	8	7	0	0
425	North Branch	10	7	0	0
426	Braham	11	7	0	0
427	Dodge Center	9	7	0	0
428	Willmar	15	6	0	21,045
429	South St. Paul	20	6	0	20,400
430	Hopkins	12	6	0	18,998
431	Red Wing	11	6	0	16,459
432	North St. Paul	15	6	0	13,134
433	Little Falls	8	6	0	9,094
434	International Falls	10	6	0	5,737
435	St. Paul Park	12	6	1	5,427
436	Centerville	10	6	0	3,912
437	Shorewood	10	6	0	3,854
438	Zumbrota	8	6	0	3,172
439	Eagle Lake	9	6	0	2,520
440	Tracy	7	6	0	2,154
441	Eyota	7	6	0	2,043
442	Warroad	8	6	0	1,857
443	Morgan	7	6	0	896
444	Belgrade	7	6	0	722
445	Karlstad	8	6	0	699
446	Brooten	8	6	0	646
447	Ranier	10	6	0	568
448	New Germany	8	6	0	422
449	Underwood	7	6	0	380
450	Belview	7	6	0	377
451	Hackensack	11	6	0	300
452	Kensington	8	6	0	264
453	Zumbro Falls	10	6	0	181
454	Evan	7	6	0	86
455	Caledonia	9	6	0	0
456	Elkton	7	6	0	0
457	Fountain	7	6	0	0
458	Rushford	9	6	0	0
459	Clarks Grove	8	6	0	0
460	Emmons	8	6	0	0
461	Frost	8	6	0	0
462	Hayward	8	6	0	0
463	Janesville	7	6	0	0
464	New Richland	8	6	0	0
465	Waldorf	10	6	1	0
466	Waseca	8	6	0	0
467	Mcgregor	9	6	0	0
468	Hill City	10	6	0	0
469	Cromwell	10	6	0	0
470	Correll	9	6	0	0
471	Danube	8	6	0	0
472	Maynard	7	6	0	0
473	Pennock	7	6	0	0
474	Silver Lake	7	6	0	0
475	Montrose	8	6	0	0
476	Howard Lake	8	6	0	0
477	Hamburg	8	6	0	0
478	Glyndon	7	6	0	0
479	Hitterdal	7	6	0	0
480	Mcintosh	8	6	0	0
481	Twin Valley	8	6	0	0
482	Kelliher	9	6	0	0
483	Mahtomedi	8	6	0	0
484	Stacy	10	6	0	0
485	Goodhue	9	6	0	0
486	Marshall	19	5	0	13,680
487	Mound	6	5	0	9,447
488	Park Rapids	9	5	0	4,247
489	Chatfield	6	5	0	2,997
490	Springfield	7	5	0	2,070
491	Shafer	8	5	0	1,165
492	Wanamingo	6	5	0	1,113
493	Westbrook	8	5	0	785
494	Stockton	8	5	0	697
495	Freeport	7	5	0	685
496	Greenbush	6	5	0	680
497	Elmore	6	5	0	663
498	Loretto	6	5	0	637
499	Kandiyohi	6	5	0	560
500	Geneva	7	5	0	538
501	Minnesota City	7	5	0	464
502	Sturgeon Lake	7	5	0	406
503	Hanska	7	5	0	393
504	Ceylon	6	5	0	369
505	Murdock	6	5	0	306
506	St. Hilaire	7	5	0	264
507	Watson	7	5	0	205
508	Alpha	6	5	0	112
509	Eitzen	7	5	0	0
510	Mabel	6	5	0	0
511	Lyle	8	5	0	0
512	Elysian	7	5	0	0
513	Huntley	5	5	0	0
514	Norcross	7	5	0	0
515	Barrett	7	5	0	0
516	Plato	6	5	0	0
517	Green Isle	7	5	0	0
518	Battle Lake	12	5	0	0
519	Breckenridge	6	5	0	0
520	Fertile	7	5	0	0
521	Frazee	7	5	0	0
522	Halstad	8	5	0	0
523	Winger	6	5	0	0
524	Blackduck	7	5	0	0
525	Gonvick	8	5	0	0
526	Darwin	8	5	0	0
527	Brownton	11	5	0	0
528	Elko-new Market	8	5	0	0
529	Gary	8	5	0	0
530	Richfield	14	4	0	37,154
531	Owatonna	10	4	0	26,430
532	Lino Lakes	13	4	0	17,360
533	Crookston	11	4	0	7,450
534	Spring Lake Park	5	4	0	7,200
535	Jackson	6	4	0	3,299
536	Waverly	5	4	0	1,884
537	Buhl	12	4	0	1,000
538	Gibbon	6	4	0	790
539	Cass Lake	6	4	0	687
540	Sebeka	6	4	0	676
541	Motley	6	4	0	671
542	Rothsay	5	4	0	503
543	Ellsworth	6	4	0	462
544	Bigfork	6	4	0	446
545	Oklee	5	4	0	417
546	Vergas	7	4	0	335
547	Little Canada	12	4	0	266
548	Backus	6	4	0	250
549	Ogema	5	4	0	206
550	South Haven	6	4	0	194
551	Wendell	7	4	0	167
552	Clements	5	4	0	153
553	Elba	5	4	0	146
554	Meadowlands	6	4	0	135
555	Degraff	6	4	0	110
556	Holloway	6	4	0	86
557	Cobden	7	4	0	33
558	Millville	6	4	0	0
559	Clara City	6	4	0	0
560	Brandon	5	4	0	0
561	Carlos	7	4	0	0
562	Cyrus	6	4	0	0
563	Beltrami	7	4	0	0
564	Bejou	7	4	0	0
565	Deer Creek	6	4	0	0
566	Dennison	5	4	0	0
567	Grand Rapids	7	3	0	11,220
568	Lake Crystal	5	3	0	2,554
569	Aitkin	6	3	0	2,165
570	Long Lake	5	3	0	1,934
571	Menahga	5	3	0	1,347
572	Bovey	14	3	0	825
573	Welcome	4	3	0	653
574	Littlefork	6	3	0	553
575	Deerwood	5	3	0	532
576	Laprairie	7	3	0	520
577	Vernon Center	5	3	0	323
578	Finlayson	5	3	0	315
579	Okabena	4	3	0	188
580	Winton	9	3	0	173
581	Riverton	9	3	0	117
582	Warsaw	4	3	0	110
583	Goodridge	6	3	0	102
584	Fort Worth	8	3	0	100
585	Crosslake	9	3	0	84
586	Ogilvie	6	3	0	70
587	Elgin	6	3	0	0
588	Wykoff	4	3	0	0
589	Bricelyn	4	3	0	0
590	Cleveland	5	3	0	0
591	Delavan	5	3	0	0
592	Kiester	4	3	0	0
593	Cohasset	4	3	0	0
594	Lake Lillian	5	3	1	0
595	Elbow Lake	6	3	0	0
596	Flom	4	3	0	0
597	Georgetown	4	3	0	0
598	Nielsville	4	3	0	0
599	Rogers	7	2	0	12,000
600	Chisago City	6	2	0	3,563
601	Avon	4	2	0	1,667
602	Lewiston	6	2	0	1,520
603	Pine River	5	2	0	941
604	Hampton	4	2	0	691
605	Audubon	4	2	0	560
606	Pillager	4	2	0	507
607	Franklin	3	2	0	496
608	Newfolden	5	2	0	351
609	Taconite	4	2	0	329
610	Granada	3	2	0	297
611	Hewitt	3	2	0	266
612	Freeborn	4	2	0	259
613	Warba	3	2	0	162
614	Conger	4	2	0	137
615	Glencoe	5	2	0	113
616	Albany	4	2	0	104
617	Baudette	5	2	0	100
618	Fargo	2	2	0	80
619	East Gull Lake	4	2	0	75
620	Walters	5	2	0	71
621	Longville	5	2	0	64
622	Mclean	4	2	0	60
623	Morris	5	2	1	32
624	Grasston	3	2	0	25
625	Isle	4	2	0	25
626	Peterson	4	2	0	0
627	Canton	4	2	0	0
628	Glenville	3	2	0	0
629	Hartland	4	2	0	0
630	Kilkenny	5	2	0	0
631	Blooming Prairie	3	2	0	0
632	Waterville	3	2	0	0
633	Graceville	3	2	0	0
634	Donnelly	3	2	0	0
635	Barnum	5	2	0	0
636	Borup	4	2	0	0
637	Hendrum	4	2	0	0
638	Mahnomen	3	2	0	0
639	Shelly	3	2	0	0
640	Taylors Falls	5	2	0	0
641	Lonsdale	4	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	Salol	1	1	0	90
672	New Port Richey	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	Puposky	2	1	0	70
679	Salem	4	1	0	70
680	Strandquist	4	1	0	68
681	Kent	2	1	0	63
682	Morristown	2	1	0	60
683	Altura	2	1	0	60
684	Manchester	2	1	0	54
685	Ellendale	1	1	0	51
686	Dexter	4	1	0	50
687	Preston	1	1	0	50
688	Dundas	3	1	0	49
689	Myrtle	3	1	0	48
690	Miltona	3	1	0	40
691	Garrison	3	1	0	40
692	Litchfield	1	1	0	36
693	Kasota	2	1	0	34
694	Kellogg	4	1	0	0
695	Lanesboro	3	1	0	0
696	Sargeant	2	1	0	0
697	Hollandale	2	1	0	0
698	Beaver Creek	3	1	0	0
699	Beardsley	4	1	0	0
700	Hanley Falls	2	1	0	0
701	Marble	2	1	0	0
702	Dalton	2	1	0	0
703	Campbell	3	1	0	0
704	Comstock	2	1	0	0
705	Felton	2	1	0	0
706	Lake Park	2	1	0	0
707	Perley	3	1	0	0
708	Grygla	2	1	0	0
709	Webster	1	1	0	0
710	Lake City	5	1	0	0
711	Las Vegas	1	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	Bock	1	0	0	0
735	Tintah	2	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: September 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)