Lake Elmo, MN vs North St. Paul, MN

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

MetricLake Elmo, MNNorth St. Paul, MN
Population13,14012,570
Median Household Income$153,669$84,797
Median Rent—$1,352/mo
Median Home Value$597,000$298,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income78.7%54.4%
Poverty Rate4.8%11.2%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k55*227
Property Crime Rate /100k383*2,491
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr—256
Summer Highs78°F81°F
Winter Lows8°F12°F
Snowfall40 in/yr40 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min21.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.614.5
College Degree Rate61.9%31.3%
Foreign-Born %4.6%15.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+26.9%+3.3%

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.