Lake Elmo, MN vs Woodbury, MN

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

MetricLake Elmo, MNWoodbury, MN
Population13,14078,305
Median Household Income$153,669$125,310
Median Rent—$1,908/mo
Median Home Value$597,000$450,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income78.7%43.7%
Poverty Rate4.8%5.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k55*74
Property Crime Rate /100k383*1,152
Median AQI3434
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs78°F81°F
Winter Lows8°F12°F
Snowfall40 in/yr40 in/yr
Avg Commute22.8 min23.9 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.618.7
College Degree Rate61.9%61.3%
Foreign-Born %4.6%14.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+26.9%+8.6%

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.