Name: White Bear Lake, MN
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Living in White Bear Lake, MN

Ranks better than 78% of areas Follow

Population

25,718

Median Age

43.2 Years

White Bear Lake Area Facts

White Bear Lake has a Livability Score of 78_/100, which is considered exceptional
White Bear Lake crime rates are 5% lower than the Minnesota average
Cost of living in White Bear Lake is 8% higher than the Minnesota average

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What do the locals think about White Bear Lake?

33%

Family friendly

67%

Public transit is accessible

33%

Walkable to grocery stores

0%

Yards are well-kept

67%

Lots of parks

0%

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

0%

A quiet area

33%

Sense of community

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White Bear Lake Reviews

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Great town, with awesome schools 5 rating By Bebee ( Feb 28, 2014) I love White Bear. It's a great community with a great sense of community pride. There isn't much to do here unless you enjoy just being outside when it's nice. People are always out walking with their kids, dogs or out for their daily runs. Unfortunately, the actual Lake, is at ...Read More an all time low, so the beaches have looked really bad the past few years. Downtown White Bear is very cute and has some fun little shops. A favorite spot for everyone is Cup & Cone, the town ice cream/sub sandwich place. Just beware as it's also the local teenage hangout so the language can be rude.
My favorite part of living here, as a parent, are the schools. They are all amazing and have a great curriculum. The 2 Middle Schools are in the process of becoming International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme, which is a great honor. They have some cool classes like "Design/Modeling (an engineering class), 3 different music programs and 4-5 options for foreign languages. The one thing that I wish were different are the class sizes. My son, who is currently in 5th grade, has 29 kids in his class...and yes, that is just for one teacher. So where it says 16:1 for class sizes, that is WAY off!!
As with any city, there are good and bad parts of White Bear, but as a whole, it's very family friendly and safe. There is also a local dog park, which my dogs love!
Also, if you are like most people who work in St. Paul or Minneapolis, there is an Express bus from Maplewood Mall which is about 10-15 minutes away. It's very convenient and a huge savings on gas, parking and your patience.
I would recommend White Bear for more of the family oriented or retiree. It's not such a "cool" spot for the younger crowd...in my opinion. Read Less

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