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Bloomington vs Savage

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Bloomington) and trails (3.5× in Bloomington).

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Bloomington, MNA college townMinnesota · 88,665 people
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Savage, MNAn outdoors townMinnesota · 32,889 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BloomingtonA college town
College town4 collegesNormandale Community College Outdoors#8 most conserved land in MN46 miles of trails across 73 parks and preserves Work81,351 jobsbased in Bloomington, a regional job hub All about Bloomington →
SavageAn outdoors town
Outdoors#20 most conserved land in MN13 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 92%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#61 for schools in MNof 230 towns All about Savage →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker3.9×
Bloomington is more of a job hub
Bloomington 1.97Savage 0.51
Trails3.5×
Bloomington has more miles of trail
Bloomington 46.3 miSavage 13.2 mi
Growth since 2010+12 pts
Savage has grown faster since 2010
Savage +20.6%Bloomington +8.6%
Household income+35%
Households in Savage earn more
Savage $125,513Bloomington $93,211
Homeowners+20.1 pts renters
Bloomington has more renters
Savage 85.8%Bloomington 65.7%
Typical home built25 yrs
Bloomington’s homes are older
Savage 1997Bloomington 1972
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bloomington places higher on 13 of 22 MN lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Minnesota ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DBloomingtonSafer than 12% of U.S. towns B+SavageSafer than 74% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+BloomingtonBetter than 40% of districts in the state BSavageBetter than 64% of districts in the state
Health
ABloomingtonHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns ASavageHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns
13Bloomington
8Savage

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 166 towns #158#54 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 273 towns #206#35 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 90 towns #30#77 Best schoolsSchools · 230 towns #163#61 Lowest depressionHealth · 273 towns #118#6 Shortest commuteGetting around · 275 towns #93#175 Fastest growingGrowth · 272 towns #106#25 Highest incomeIncome · 275 towns #130#49

Left end = #1 in Minnesota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bloomington’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $390 more a month in Savage

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bloomington$2,220/mo
Typical home $362K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.07% · or rent about $1,561/mo · Housing →
Savage$2,610/mo
Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,766/mo · Housing →

The difference: $390 a month, about $4,700 a year, between Savage and Bloomington.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Bloomington and Savage share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

BloomingtonSavageBloomingtonSavage
Bloomington ↔ Savage5.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
1,405 Savage residents work in Bloomington (8.3% of its workers)
Work & commute in Savage →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BloomingtonSavage
Snow a year51″51″
January low9°F9°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)176d176d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)27th49th
Outdoors & history
BloomingtonSavage
Trails46 mi13 mi
Conserved land20.9%17.7%
Settled18431852
National Register places3—
Archive photos12—
Famous people born here37—
Community
BloomingtonSavage
Library hours a week52 hrs49 hrs
Colleges in town4—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BloomingtonSavage
People
Population 88,665Highest 32,889Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8.6%Lowest MN: +7.6% +20.6%Highest MN: +7.6%
Median age 41.1±0.9Highest 6% above MN 37.5±1.4Lowest 3% below MN
Kids under 18 20%±1.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 25.3%±1.9Highest MN: 22.9%
Age 65+ 20.6%±1Highest MN: 17.3% 11.9%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.2%Lowest MN: 39.4% 53.7%Highest MN: 39.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±0.7Highest MN: 5.8% 4.5%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%
Bloomington and Savage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $93,211±$3kLowest 5% above MN $125,513±$4kHighest 41% above MN
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $361,700±$5kLowest 10% above MN $432,300±$10kHighest 31% above MN
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,561±$36Lowest 22% above MN $1,766±$73Highest 38% above MN
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,881Lowest 16% above MN $4,458Highest 33% above MN
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.3%±4Lowest MN: 48.1% 56.1%±11.8Highest MN: 48.1%
Savage and Bloomington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 5.8%Lowest MN: 9.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.7%Lowest MN: 72.2% 85.8%Highest MN: 72.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 7 yrs older than MN 1997Highest 18 yrs newer than MN
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below MN 25 minHighest 11% above MN
Work from home 22.3%±1.8 MN: 17.6% 22.3%±2.2 MN: 17.6%
Work in townworking residents 19.5%Highest 6.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 10.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.97Highest 0.51Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (17%)Minneapolis (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Savage8% work in Bloomington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 20.9%Highest 17.7%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 46.3 miHighest 13.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.2 miHighest 0.8 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 73Highest 22Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.4Highest 58.5Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #163 of 230 in MN#61 of 230 in MN
School district Success Academy · New Century SchoolASPEN ACADEMY · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools
High school in town Jefferson High SchoolPrior Lake High School
Students per teacherat that high school 22.8Highest 20.7Lowest
Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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