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St. Paul Park is a big small town of 5,457 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,457people
$264kTypical home
$2,174/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,820 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,662/mo)
- Median rent $2,174/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 755 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,675 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 160 bars within 25 mi
- 523 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 89 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk