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St. Paul vs St. Cloud

St. Paul, MN compared with St. Cloud, MN · 65 miles apart

St. Paul has 306,684 residents to St. Cloud’s 72,647. St. Paul comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. St. Cloud does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.

St. Paul, MN St. Cloud, MN
Population 306,684 72,647
Density (per sq mi) 5,900 1,806
Median household income $73,394 $61,374
Median home value $294,500 $225,000
Median rent $1,281 $1,003
Homeownership 52.9% 48.6%
Average commute 21.1 min 19.8 min
Median age 33.7 30.6
Bachelor's degree + 43.8% 30.4%
Poverty rate 15.6% 20.2%
Unemployment 5.4% 6%
Price to income 3.7×

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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