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About St. Cloud
City in Minnesota, United StatesSt. Cloud or Saint Cloud (; French: [sɛ̃ klu]) is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 68,881 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's 12th-most populous city. St. Cloud is the county seat of Stearns County, though it also extends into Benton and Sherburne counties. The city lies along the Mississippi River and is named after Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris named for the 6th-century monk Clodoald. The St. Cloud metropolitan area has an estimated 206,000 residents and is Minnesota's fifth-largest metropolitan statistical area. St. Cloud is 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis–St. Paul along Interstate 94, U.S. Highway 52 (conjoined w…
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Housing in St. Cloud
The typical St. Cloud home is worth about $258,000, up 1.4% in a year, 27% below the Minnesota typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in St. Cloud
Safety Grade D
St. Cloud reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Health in St. Cloud
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Schools in St. Cloud
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The public schools St. Cloud’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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