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

–HugoNot graded ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns

Schools

B+HugoBetter than 67% of districts in the state A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Health

AHugoHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ARosemountHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns

8Hugo

9Rosemount

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most remote workersWork · 272 towns #96#33 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #108#165 Best schoolsSchools · 230 towns #109#66 Cheapest rentCost of living · 257 towns #240#205 Highest incomeIncome · 275 towns #71#43 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 273 towns #8#35 Most new homesHousing · 239 towns #31#8 Most activeHealth · 273 towns #31#56

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Hugo$2,660/mo

Typical home $438K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.00% · or rent about $1,891/mo · Housing →

Rosemount$2,590/mo

Typical home $431K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.93% · or rent about $1,640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Hugo and Rosemount.

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.

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

HugoRosemount

Snow a year40″41″

January low6°F 8°F

July high81°F 82°F

Growing season (days)162d 166d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)47th 34th

Outdoors & history

HugoRosemount

Trails1 mi 17 mi

Conserved land6%3.5%

Settled1850 1856

Archive photos6 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

HugoRosemount

Colleges in town—1

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

29 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HugoRosemount

Hugo ↔ Rosemount29 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs Minnesota average

HugoRosemount

People

Population 16,340Lowest 27,562Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +18.3%Highest MN: +7.6% +17.3%Lowest MN: +7.6%

Median age 40.1±2.8Highest 3% above MN 38.9±1.7Lowest about the MN average

Hugo and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 25%±3.3Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±2.2Highest MN: 22.9%

Rosemount and Hugo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.4%±2.2Highest MN: 17.3% 13.8%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3%

Hugo and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 46.5%Lowest MN: 39.4% 51.6%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.3Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8%

Rosemount and Hugo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $116,228±$8kLowest 31% above MN $129,625±$10kHighest 46% above MN

Rosemount and Hugo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $408,900±$26kLowest 24% above MN $424,100±$10kHighest 29% above MN

Rosemount and Hugo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,891±$252Highest 48% above MN $1,640±$113Lowest 28% above MN

Hugo and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,079Highest 22% above MN $3,932Lowest 17% above MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 72.7%±52.8Highest MN: 48.1% 45.1%±11.5Lowest MN: 48.1%

Hugo and Rosemount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.8%Lowest MN: 9.3% 3%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 24 yrs newer than MN 2000Lowest 21 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 18% above MN 28 minHighest 24% above MN

Work from home 17.9%±3.4Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6%

Work in townworking residents 5.1%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town St. Paul (12%)Minneapolis (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RosemountFew work in Hugo

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 17.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 14Lowest 32Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.4Lowest 26.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #109 of 230 in MN #66 of 230 in MN

School district White Bear Lake School DistrictINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

High school in town White Bear Transition Plus ProgramRosemount Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 7.6Lowest 19.1Highest

Minnesota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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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.

Hugo vs Rosemount

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Rosemount places higher on 9 of 19 MN lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

29 miles apart

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