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St. Paul vs Lakeville

St. Paul, MN compared with Lakeville, MN · 20 miles apart

St. Paul has 306,684 residents to Lakeville’s 79,270. St. Paul comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Lakeville does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

St. Paul, MN Lakeville, MN
Population 306,684 79,270
Density (per sq mi) 5,900 2,147
Median household income $73,394 $139,041
Median home value $294,500 $452,500
Median rent $1,281 $1,806
Homeownership 52.9% 87.8%
Average commute 21.1 min 23.6 min
Median age 33.7 36.8
Bachelor's degree + 43.8% 50.6%
Poverty rate 15.6% 2.9%
Unemployment 5.4% 2%
Price to income 3.3×
Clear days a year 20
Days above 90°F 7

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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