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St. Paul is a big city of 307,284 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 8 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
307,284people
$295kTypical home
$1,281/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 307,284
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,912 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,857/mo)
- Median rent $1,281/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,781 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MSP airport
- 7 mi to MSP (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 126 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,957 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 619 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 102 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ramsey County: D+43 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk