Livability score comparison

Compare scores at a glance. Select a category to see the numbers behind each grade.

MetricsMinneapolisSt. Paul
Livability78
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • Low Cost of Living
Minneapolis Livability
83
  • Stable Housing Market
  • High Income per Capita
  • Lots of Local Amenities
  • Low Cost of Living
St. Paul Livability
MetricsMinneapolisSt. Paul
Amenities
  1. Amount of Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
Minneapolis Amenities
A+
  1. Yes, there are lots of amenities close to
St. Paul Amenities
MetricsMinneapolisSt. Paul
Cost Of Living
  1. Cost of Living Index
  2. Lifestyle Index
  3. Household Index
  4. Education Index
  5. Grocery Index
  6. Healthcare Index
  7. Housing Index
  8. Transportation Index
  9. Utilities Index
D-
  1. 114
  2. 105
  3. 99
  4. 101
  5. 101
  6. 100
  7. 141
  8. 105
  9. 106
Minneapolis Cost Of Living
D+
  1. 105
  2. 97
  3. 103
  4. 103
  5. 99
  6. 103
  7. 114
  8. 98
  9. 106
St. Paul Cost Of Living
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Crime
  1. Violent Crime /100k
  2. Murder /100k
  3. Rape /100k
  4. Robbery /100k
  5. Assault /100k
  6. Property Crime /100k
  7. Burglary /100k
  8. Theft /100k
  9. Vehicle Theft /100k
  10. Total Crime /100k
F
  1. 1,160
  2. 18
  3. 89
  4. 372
  5. 681
  6. 5,143
  7. 619
  8. 2,977
  9. 1,547
  10. 6,303
Minneapolis Crime
F
  1. 618
  2. 9
  3. 66
  4. 119
  5. 424
  6. 2,834
  7. 468
  8. 1,884
  9. 482
  10. 3,452
St. Paul Crime
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Employment
  1. Income Per Capita
  2. Med. Household Income
  3. Med. Earnings Male
  4. Med. Earnings Female
  5. Unemployment Rate
A-
  1. $61,303
  2. $99,202
  3. $60,598
  4. $52,104
  5. 4%
Minneapolis Employment
B+
  1. $48,463
  2. $90,139
  3. $52,596
  4. $47,098
  5. 4%
St. Paul Employment
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Housing
  1. Median Home Price
  2. Median Rent Asked
  3. % Owner Occupied
  4. % Renter Occupied
  5. Avg. Household Size
A+
  1. $495,804
  2. $1,654
  3. 47%
  4. 53%
  5. 2.3
Minneapolis Housing
A+
  1. $383,584
  2. $1,511
  3. 51%
  4. 49%
  5. 2.6
St. Paul Housing
MetricsMinneapolisSt. Paul
Schools
  1. No. Public Schools
  2. Students Per Teacher
  3. Avg. Test Scores
  4. Completed High School
  5. Completed Bachelors
F
  1. 176
  2. 18
  3. n/a
  4. 86.1%
  5. 47.7%
Minneapolis Schools
F
  1. 159
  2. 14
  3. n/a
  4. 83.3%
  5. 40.0%
St. Paul Schools
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User Ratings
  1. Average user rating
  2. Number of ratings
D+
  1. 58%
  2. 62
Minneapolis User rating
C
  1. 64%
  2. 15
St. Paul User rating