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St. Paul vs Apple Valley

St. Paul, MN compared with Apple Valley, MN · 15 miles apart

St. Paul has 306,684 residents to Apple Valley’s 55,248. St. Paul comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Apple Valley does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

St. Paul, MN Apple Valley, MN
Population 306,684 55,248
Density (per sq mi) 5,900 3,275
Median household income $73,394 $97,673
Median home value $294,500 $370,400
Median rent $1,281 $1,738
Homeownership 52.9% 73.4%
Average commute 21.1 min 24.6 min
Median age 33.7 39
Bachelor's degree + 43.8% 45.9%
Poverty rate 15.6% 6%
Unemployment 5.4% 3.1%
Price to income 3.8×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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