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West St. Paul is a small city of 21,382 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $301k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,382people
$301kTypical home
$1,282/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,382
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,357 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $301k (≈$1,900/mo)
- Median rent $1,282/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,546 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MSP airport
- 7 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 994 ft
- 700 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,926 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 608 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 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