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

ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns B+SavageSafer than 74% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state BSavageBetter than 64% of districts in the state

Health

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

9Rosemount

11Savage

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

Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 90 towns #22#77 Most new homesHousing · 239 towns #8#140 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #165#20 Most walkableOutdoors · 275 towns #191#104 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 275 towns #132#50 Most trailsOutdoors · 223 towns #120#74 Lowest obesityHealth · 273 towns #84#37 SafestSafety · 166 towns #27#54

Left end = #1 in Minnesota. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Rosemount’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%

Rosemount$2,590/mo

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

Savage$2,610/mo

Typical home $428K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.03% · or rent about $1,766/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

RosemountSavage

Snow a year41″51″

January low8°F 9°F

July high82°F 83°F

Growing season (days)166d 176d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)34th 49th

Outdoors & history

RosemountSavage

Trails17 mi 13 mi

Conserved land3.5%17.7%

Settled1856 1852

Community

RosemountSavage

Library hours a week—49 hrs

Colleges in town1 —

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RosemountSavage

Rosemount ↔ Savage15 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

RosemountSavage

People

Population 27,562Lowest 32,889Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +17.3%Lowest MN: +7.6% +20.6%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 38.9±1.7Highest about the MN average 37.5±1.4Lowest 3% below MN

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

Kids under 18 26.5%±2.2Highest MN: 22.9% 25.3%±1.9Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 13.8%±1.4Highest MN: 17.3% 11.9%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.6%Lowest MN: 39.4% 53.7%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8% 4.5%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $129,625±$10kHighest 46% above MN $125,513±$4kLowest 41% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $424,100±$10kLowest 29% above MN $432,300±$10kHighest 31% above MN

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,640±$113Lowest 28% above MN $1,766±$73Highest 38% above MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $3,932Lowest 17% above MN $4,458Highest 33% above MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.1%±11.5Lowest MN: 48.1% 56.1%±11.8Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 3%Lowest MN: 9.3% 5.8%Highest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 87.4%Highest MN: 72.2% 85.8%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 21 yrs newer than MN 1997Lowest 18 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 24% above MN 25 minLowest 11% above MN

Work from home 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6% 22.3%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.6%Highest 6.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 10.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Highest 0.51Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (12%)Minneapolis (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SavageFew work in Rosemount

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.5%Lowest 17.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 17.4 miHighest 13.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 32Highest 22Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.8Lowest 58.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #66 of 230 in MN #61 of 230 in MN

School district INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGANASPEN ACADEMY · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools

High school in town Rosemount Senior HighPrior Lake High School

Students per teacherat that high school 19.1Lowest 20.7Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Rosemount vs Savage

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Savage places higher on 11 of 22 MN lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

15 miles apart

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