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Best places to live in Greater St. Paul

26 places with 643,509 residents within about 30 km of St. Paul, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is St. Paul, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    76
  2. 2Saint Paul Park
    Minnesota, 5,279 residents    76
  3. 3Lake Elmo
    Minnesota, 8,406 residents    75
  4. 4Mahtomedi
    Minnesota, 8,116 residents    75
  5. 5Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    74
  6. 6Oak Park Heights
    Minnesota, 4,831 residents    73
  7. 7Newport (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,480 residents    72
  8. 8North Hudson
    Wisconsin, 3,822 residents    72
  9. 9Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    72
  10. 10Bayport (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,714 residents    71

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For retired couples

  1. 1Lake Elmo
    Minnesota, 8,406 residents    70
  2. 2Mahtomedi
    Minnesota, 8,116 residents    70
  3. 3Oak Park Heights
    Minnesota, 4,831 residents    70
  4. 4Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    70
  5. 5Saint Paul Park
    Minnesota, 5,279 residents    69
  6. 6Bayport (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,714 residents    68
  7. 7Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    66
  8. 8Afton (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 2,966 residents    65
  9. 9Newport (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,480 residents    64
  10. 10Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    64

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For remote workers

  1. 1Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    70
  2. 2Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    70
  3. 3Lake Elmo
    Minnesota, 8,406 residents    68
  4. 4Mahtomedi
    Minnesota, 8,116 residents    68
  5. 5Saint Paul Park
    Minnesota, 5,279 residents    67
  6. 6West Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 19,540 residents    67
  7. 7South Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 20,160 residents    66
  8. 8Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    64
  9. 9Mendota Heights
    Minnesota, 11,223 residents    63
  10. 10Oakdale (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 28,080 residents    63

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For commuters

  1. 1Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    81
  2. 2South Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 20,160 residents    80
  3. 3West Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 19,540 residents    79
  4. 4Oakdale (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 28,080 residents    78
  5. 5Mendota Heights
    Minnesota, 11,223 residents    77
  6. 6Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    77
  7. 7Newport (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 3,480 residents    76
  8. 8Maplewood (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 40,567 residents    76
  9. 9Saint Paul Park
    Minnesota, 5,279 residents    74
  10. 10Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    70
  2. 2South Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 20,160 residents    66
  3. 3Maplewood (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 40,567 residents    65
  4. 4Oakdale (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 28,080 residents    64
  5. 5Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    64
  6. 6Mendota Heights
    Minnesota, 11,223 residents    64
  7. 7West Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 19,540 residents    62
  8. 8Little Canada
    Minnesota, 10,319 residents    61
  9. 9Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    59
  10. 10North Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 11,460 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Hudson (Wisconsin)
    Wisconsin, 13,566 residents    60
  2. 2North Hudson
    Wisconsin, 3,822 residents    58
  3. 3South Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 20,160 residents    58
  4. 4Woodbury (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 67,855 residents    58
  5. 5Inver Grove Heights
    Minnesota, 34,857 residents    58
  6. 6Mendota Heights
    Minnesota, 11,223 residents    57
  7. 7West Saint Paul
    Minnesota, 19,540 residents    56
  8. 8Cottage Grove (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 35,918 residents    56
  9. 9Oakdale (Minnesota)
    Minnesota, 28,080 residents    56
  10. 10Saint Paul Park
    Minnesota, 5,279 residents    56

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Towns in Greater St. Paul