Cloquet, MN vs Hermantown, MN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricCloquet, MNHermantown, MN
Population12,53710,218
Median Household Income$61,367$90,849
Median Rent$1,024/mo$1,463/mo
Median Home Value$212,700$382,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)8989
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.8%62.6%
Poverty Rate15.9%5.4%
Unemployment Rate5.1% (county)4.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k17558
Property Crime Rate /100k5332,073
Median AQI33—
Good AQI Days /yr294—
Summer Highs76°F74°F
Winter Lows5°F4°F
Snowfall71 in/yr90 in/yr
Avg Commute16.7 min17.7 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher13.916.7
College Degree Rate25.8%39.9%
Foreign-Born %2.6%1.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%+0.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.