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About Sauk Rapids
City in Minnesota, United StatesSauk Rapids ( SAWK) is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. It is on a set of rapids on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Sauk River. Sauk Rapids is part of the St. Cloud metropolitan area.
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Housing in Sauk Rapids
The median sale price was $294,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Sauk Rapids
Safety Grade B-
Sauk Rapids reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Sauk Rapids
Compared with Minnesota
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Sauk Rapids tracks Minnesota closely.
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Schools in Sauk Rapids
All Sauk Rapids schools →School Grade B
The public schools Sauk Rapids’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% 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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