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About Hugo
City in Minnesota, United StatesHugo ( HEW-goh) is a city 18 miles (29 km) north of downtown Saint Paul in Washington County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 15,766 at the 2020 census. The city lies north of White Bear Lake on the border of the metropolitan boundary. Hugo and nearby suburbs comprise the northeast portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city's largest lake, Oneka Lake, is named for the Dakota word "onakan," which means "to strike or knock off," rice into a canoe. Just south is Rice Lake where Mdewakanton Dakota from Mendota gathered wild rice.
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How Hugo ranks
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Housing in Hugo
The typical Hugo home is worth about $438,000, up 2.6% in a year, 25% above the Minnesota typical home.
A seller's market
Health in Hugo
Health Grade A
Healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 16 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Hugo
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Hugo
All Hugo schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Hugo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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