A town of 16,340, settled in 1850. A typical home worth about $438K.
The 3 things Hugo does most differently from other towns.
13,332 people in 2010; 16,340 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Hugo. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Hugo home is worth about $438,000, up 2.6% in a year, 25% above the Minnesota typical home.
Hugo beats the Minnesota average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Hugo | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 11.4% |
Most working residents leave Hugo for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are St. Paul (12%), Minneapolis (12%) and White Bear Lake (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
0.9 miles of trails across 14 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul Hugo Farms Wildlife Management Area | — | 356 |
| 2. Keystone Woods Wildlife Management Area | — | 235 |
| 3. Bernin Park | — | 41 |
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 | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Star Elementary | K–5 | 467 | Not graded |
| Oneka Elementary School | PK–5 | 463 | A− |
| White Bear Transition Plus Program | 12 | 51 | D− |
| Aware | 6–12 | — | Not graded |
Hugo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
Where Hugo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
City in Minnesota, United States
Hugo ( 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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5 towns share a border with Hugo.