North Branch, MN vs Hugo, MN

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

MetricNorth Branch, MNHugo, MN
Population11,56516,340
Median Household Income$90,456$116,228
Median Rent$1,308/mo$1,891/mo
Median Home Value$322,300$408,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.6%53.1%
Poverty Rate7.7%2.8%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k5155*
Property Crime Rate /100k557383*
Median AQI—34
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs80°F78°F
Winter Lows4°F8°F
Snowfall52 in/yr52 in/yr
Avg Commute30.7 min26.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.914.5
College Degree Rate18.4%46.5%
Foreign-Born %2.4%3.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+14.5%+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 Hugo (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.