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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

11Savage

9Rosemount

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

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

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

Savage$2,610/mo

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

Rosemount$2,590/mo

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

SavageRosemount

Snow a year51″41″

January low9°F 8°F

July high83°F 82°F

Growing season (days)176d 166d

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

Outdoors & history

SavageRosemount

Trails13 mi 17 mi

Conserved land17.7%3.5%

Settled1852 1856

Community

SavageRosemount

Library hours a week49 hrs —

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

15 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SavageRosemount

Savage ↔ Rosemount15 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

SavageRosemount

People

Population 32,889Highest 27,562Lowest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 25.3%±1.9Lowest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±2.2Highest 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+ 11.9%±1.4Lowest MN: 17.3% 13.8%±1.4Highest 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+ 53.7%Highest MN: 39.4% 51.6%Lowest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.5%±1.1Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.3%±1Highest 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 $125,513±$4kLowest 41% above MN $129,625±$10kHighest 46% 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 $432,300±$10kHighest 31% above MN $424,100±$10kLowest 29% 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 $1,766±$73Highest 38% above MN $1,640±$113Lowest 28% 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 $4,458Highest 33% above MN $3,932Lowest 17% above MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 56.1%±11.8Highest MN: 48.1% 45.1%±11.5Lowest 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 5.8%Highest MN: 9.3% 3%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 22.3%±2.2Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.1%±3.2Highest 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 6.2%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 17.7%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 13.2 miLowest 17.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Lowest 32Highest

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

Schools

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

School district ASPEN ACADEMY · Burnsville-Eagan-Savage SchoolsINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

High school in town Prior Lake High SchoolRosemount Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 20.7Highest 19.1Lowest

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.

Savage vs Rosemount

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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