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

–St. MichaelNot graded ARosemountSafer than 87% of U.S. towns

Schools

ASt. MichaelBetter than 94% of districts in the state A−RosemountBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Health

ASt. MichaelHealthier than 92% of U.S. towns ARosemountHealthier than 91% of U.S. towns

8St. Michael

9Rosemount

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 238 towns #34#135 Most trailsOutdoors · 223 towns #212#120 Most conserved landOutdoors · 268 towns #87#165 Best schoolsSchools · 230 towns #17#66 Most remote workersWork · 272 towns #82#33 Fastest growingGrowth · 272 towns #78#35 Most activeHealth · 273 towns #31#56 Most educatedPeople · 275 towns #69#44

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

St. Michael$2,670/mo

Typical home $435K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.08% · or rent about $1,483/mo · Housing →

Rosemount$2,590/mo

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

The difference: $80 a month, about $1,000 a year, between St. Michael 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

St. MichaelRosemount

Snow a year45″41″

January low—8°F

July high—82°F

Growing season (days)—166d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)37th 34th

Outdoors & history

St. MichaelRosemount

Trails4 mi 17 mi

Conserved land6.9%3.5%

Settled1890 1856

National Register places1 —

Archive photos2 —

Community

St. MichaelRosemount

Library hours a week46 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

44 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

St. MichaelMN RosemountMN

St. Michael ↔ Rosemount44 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

St. MichaelRosemount

People

Population 20,010Lowest 27,562Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +11.2%Lowest MN: +7.6% +17.3%Highest MN: +7.6%

Median age 37.6±2.4Lowest 3% below MN 38.9±1.7Highest about the MN average

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

Kids under 18 27.6%±3.1Highest MN: 22.9% 26.5%±2.2Lowest MN: 22.9%

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

Age 65+ 10.3%±1.7Lowest MN: 17.3% 13.8%±1.4Highest MN: 17.3%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.7%Lowest MN: 39.4% 51.6%Highest MN: 39.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.6Lowest MN: 5.8% 5.3%±1Highest MN: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $131,274±$6kHighest 47% above MN $129,625±$10kLowest 46% above MN

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $390,100±$14kLowest 18% above MN $424,100±$10kHighest 29% above MN

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,483±$277Lowest 16% above MN $1,640±$113Highest 28% above MN

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,205Highest 25% above MN $3,932Lowest 17% above MN

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.4%±14.1Lowest MN: 48.1% 45.1%±11.5Highest MN: 48.1%

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

Below poverty line 3.2%Highest MN: 9.3% 3%Lowest MN: 9.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.1%Highest MN: 72.2% 87.4%Lowest MN: 72.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1998Lowest 19 yrs newer than MN 2000Highest 21 yrs newer than MN

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 28% above MN 28 minLowest 24% above MN

Work from home 19.1%±3.7Lowest MN: 17.6% 25.1%±3.2Highest MN: 17.6%

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

Work in townworking residents 5.8%Lowest 6.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.3 miHighest 13.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.55Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Minneapolis (10%)Minneapolis (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in RosemountFew work in St. Michael

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.9%Highest 3.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.1 miLowest 17.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 10Lowest 32Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 21.0Lowest 26.8Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #17 of 230 in MN #66 of 230 in MN

School district Southwest Metro Intermediate 288 · St. Michael-Albertville SchoolsINTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917 · ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN

High school in town ST. Michael-Albertville Senior HighRosemount Senior High

Students per teacherat that high school 22.0Highest 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.

St. Michael vs Rosemount

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Rosemount places higher on 9 of 21 MN lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

44 miles apart

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