Columbia Heights, MN vs St. John, IN

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Columbia Heights

74.9

#527 nationally

St. John

72.5

#884 nationally

St. John leads in crime level (0.7 vs 8.8). St. John leads in median household income ($123,799 vs $70,470). Columbia Heights leads in average commute (24.2 min vs 32.6 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Columbia Heights, MN	St. John, IN
WhereAtHome Score	74.9 (#527)	72.5 (#884)
Population	22,278	23,644
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$303,089	$464,864
Median Household Income	$70,470	$123,799
Average Commute	24.2 min	32.6 min
Walk Score	53	N/A
Crime Level	8.8	0.7
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	102	109
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+4.4	D+5.6

Data coverage note: St. John is missing data for 1 metric that Columbia Heights has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.