St. Paul, MN vs White Bear Lake, MN

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.

St. Paul

66.9

#1493 nationally

White Bear Lake

75.6

#443 nationally

White Bear Lake leads in crime level (2.4 vs 16.9). White Bear Lake leads in median household income ($79,699 vs $69,919). St. Paul leads in cost of living index (105 vs 110).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	St. Paul, MN	White Bear Lake, MN
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1493)	75.6 (#443)
Population	303,820	23,363
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$299,582	$364,439
Median Household Income	$69,919	$79,699
Average Commute	23.1 min	22.8 min
Walk Score	N/A	36
Crime Level	16.9	2.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	110
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+12.9	D+43.3

Data coverage note: St. Paul is missing data for 1 metric that White Bear Lake has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.