New Richmond, WI vs Lake Elmo, MN

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

MetricNew Richmond, WILake Elmo, MN
Population10,53913,140
Median Household Income$88,157$153,669
Median Rent$1,168/mo—
Median Home Value$285,100$597,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income20.5%78.7%
Poverty Rate10.5%4.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k5455*
Property Crime Rate /100k696383*
Median AQI—34
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs78°F78°F
Winter Lows6°F8°F
Snowfall50 in/yr40 in/yr
Avg Commute25.1 min22.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.215.6
College Degree Rate34.2%61.9%
Foreign-Born %1.1%4.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+8.9%+26.9%

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.