Collegeville TownshipMN
A town of 3,262, settled in 1879.
Is Collegeville Township a good place to live?
Collegeville Township grades C overall, 257th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $469K, 6.1 years of the St. Cloud metro’s $76K median household income. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 74% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 66% of the state's. Collegeville Township’s age of the median resident is 21.7 years, below both Minnesota’s towns (39.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Collegeville Township is home to Saint Johns University. Only 6 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than Collegeville Township.
What makes Collegeville Township stand out
Where Collegeville Township beats most towns.
43% of Collegeville Township is in college
How Collegeville Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Collegeville Township is from typical.
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Moving to Collegeville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Collegeville Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Collegeville Township.
Collegeville Township is shaped by its college students and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Minnesota; it also trails Farming Township and its other neighbors on schools.
A college town: 43% of residents are 18 to 24
42.6% of residents are enrolled in college, against 5.8% statewide, which pulls the median age down.
The share of adults 25 and older in Collegeville Township who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 44%. Adults 18 to 34 are 46% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (38% statewide). Also worth knowing: since 2020, Collegeville Township has lost 2.5% of its people, to 3,262 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Collegeville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
27% women, 73% men
About 268 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.4 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 96% are men (MN 51%).
| Collegeville Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 43% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 2.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,300, single groups can be off by several points
Collegeville Township earns a C for schools
Each of its 3 graded neighbors has a higher School Grade than that grade, Farming Township highest at A.
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Preparatory School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 296 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Collegeville Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Collegeville Township for work: only 4% work in town. The town’s average trip to work comes in at 18 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles. Since 2013, Collegeville Township has lost 87 jobs, to 719 in 2023.
| Collegeville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 9.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Collegeville Township earns a B+ for health
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 51% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar. Against the 6,316 U.S. towns with household incomes like Collegeville Township’s, it is less healthy than 53%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress in Collegeville Township. This Minnesota town tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. In Collegeville Township, 18% of adults binge drink, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Collegeville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Collegeville Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Collegeville Township comes to 27 of 100. Expected losses in Collegeville Township break down as 49% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Collegeville Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Collegeville Township’s typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.2% of the land in Collegeville Township is protected from building
The density of trails in Collegeville Township is 0.2 miles per square mile. There are 6.4 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 6 acres.
| Collegeville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Spunk Lake County Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Collegeville Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Collegeville Township
College town 43 of every 100 Collegeville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
96% of working residents leave Collegeville Township for work
Where Collegeville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Collegeville Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph. The community is located near the junction of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. Nearby is Saint John's Abbey, a large Benedictine monastery.
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- Elevation
- 1,096 ft
- ZIP code
- 56321
Collegeville Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Collegeville Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegeville Township | #257 | C | D | — | C | B+ |
| Farming Township | — | — | C | — | A | B+ |
| Wakefield Township | #194 | B | C | — | B+ | A− |
| Avon Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| St. Joseph Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. John's University | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Farming Township and Avon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Collegeville Township, Farming Township, Wakefield Township and Avon Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Joseph Township and St. John's University aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Collegeville Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Collegeville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Collegeville Township, MN a good place to live?
Collegeville Township grades C overall, better than 29% of U.S. towns and #257 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and C for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Collegeville Township, MN expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.