North Branch, MN vs Andover, MN

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

MetricNorth Branch, MNAndover, MN
Population11,56533,035
Median Household Income$90,456$137,593
Median Rent$1,308/mo$2,037/mo
Median Home Value$322,300$410,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.6%49.7%
Poverty Rate7.7%3.3%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k5153*
Property Crime Rate /100k557446*
Median AQI—38
Good AQI Days /yr—269
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows4°F7°F
Snowfall52 in/yr44 in/yr
Avg Commute30.7 min25.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.917
College Degree Rate18.4%38.2%
Foreign-Born %2.4%5.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.5%+3.9%

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 Andover (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.