Lake Elmo, MN vs Maplewood, MN

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

MetricLake Elmo, MNMaplewood, MN
Population13,14040,695
Median Household Income$153,669$91,394
Median Rent—$1,406/mo
Median Home Value$597,000$323,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income78.7%52.1%
Poverty Rate4.8%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k55*377
Property Crime Rate /100k383*2,569
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr—256
Summer Highs78°F81°F
Winter Lows8°F12°F
Snowfall40 in/yr40 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min22 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.613.7
College Degree Rate61.9%35.3%
Foreign-Born %4.6%17.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+26.9%-3.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Lake Elmo (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.