Lake Elmo, MN vs New Richmond, WI

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

MetricLake Elmo, MNNew Richmond, WI
Population13,14010,539
Median Household Income$153,669$88,157
Median Rent—$1,168/mo
Median Home Value$597,000$285,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income78.7%20.5%
Poverty Rate4.8%10.5%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k55*54
Property Crime Rate /100k383*696
Median AQI34—
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs78°F78°F
Winter Lows8°F6°F
Snowfall40 in/yr50 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min25.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.615.2
College Degree Rate61.9%34.2%
Foreign-Born %4.6%1.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+26.9%+8.9%

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.