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10,514people live here $77,957median household incomeNear US average $1,417median rent per monthNear US average $319,800median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Little Canada

Little Canada is a small city in Minnesota with a highly educated workforce and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Little Canada deals with cold, harsh winters and snowy winters.

The good

Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Cold, harsh winters
Snowy winters — 40" per year

How Little Canada compares

Median household income

Little Canada$77,957

Minnesota avg$89,062

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Little Canada$1,417

Minnesota avg$1,280

US$1,413

Median home value

Little Canada$319,800

Minnesota avg$329,300

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Little Canada

Based on Little Canada's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,834

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $56,680 a year
48% of Little Canada renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$63,960

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $31,980
Homes cost 4.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,417/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,417 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $319,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $319,800 · 48% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.8% county unemployment

Unemployment in Ramsey County is 3.8%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Ramsey County (county-wide)

Safety

147 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Little Canada doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1206/100k · Policed by Ramsey County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

24 min average commute

Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.6 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 22% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Work from home

22%

Carpool

5.1%

Other

1.4%

Public transit

1.3%

Walk

1.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 12°F.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 12% above US

40% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 40% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

6 public schools inside the boundary

There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Mississippi National River & Recreation Area (6 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Little Canada's strongest point is a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are cold, harsh winters and snowy winters. A year of median rent ($1,417/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit remote workers (22% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who dislikes long, cold winters.

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