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Roseville's crime rate is higher than 98% of U.S. towns, with 127 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Overall it grades B−, 218th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. It is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and it has 12 miles of trail. Roseville’s property crime rate is 76.3 per 1,000 residents, against 8.6 in Minnesota’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Only 1 of Minnesota’s 212 towns score lower on safety. Roseville is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Roseville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Roseville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,437 in 1950, 36,254 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 5 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roseville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
4 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
7 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
6 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
4 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
5 mi MuseumMinnesota State CapitolU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Minnesota State Capitol: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Roseville, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Roseville.
Roseville draws workers from St. Paul and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also has seen reported crime rise by a third or more.
Reported crimes rose from 2,143 to 2,845 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Property crime runs at 76.3 per 1,000 residents, 5 times the Minnesota rate, most of it theft.
Roseville’s violent crime rate is 3.6 per 1,000 residents. Roseville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Roseville Public School District. Two of its 19 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Center SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 718 | A− |
| Roseville Area Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,276 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
The trail density in Roseville is 0.8 miles per square mile. Central Park, at 223 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Roseville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Reservoir Woods Park | 3.3 mi | 78 |
| 2. Central Park | 1.5 mi | 223 |
| 3. Tamarack Park | 1.2 mi | 116 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
31,634 jobs are based in Roseville, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Roseville for work: only 9% work in town. 23% of workers work from home in Roseville. Since 2013, Roseville has lost 1,988 jobs, to 31,634 in 2023.
| Roseville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
26% of Roseville adults sleep under 7 hours. Roseville beats the Minnesota average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 35% of Roseville adults feel lonely.
| Roseville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Roseville | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 8.9% |
| Fewer smokers | 9.9% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Roseville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The U Of Mn St Paul weather station records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 83% of Minnesota places with climate records. January nights average 6.8°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 96% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.9°.
Roseville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Roseville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Roseville home is worth about $372,000, up 2.6% in a year, 7% above the Minnesota typical home.
| Roseville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 56% | 48% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,374 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
28 within 15 miles of the center of Roseville
About 7 of every 100 Roseville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where Roseville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
13 notable people were born in Roseville.
City in Minnesota, United States
Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Twin Cities suburbs that border both Saint Paul and Minneapolis (Lauderdale is the other). The population was 36,254 at the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Roseville.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseville | #218 | B− | C+ | D− | B− | A |
| Lauderdale | — | — | B− | — | B− | A+ |
| St. Paul | #259 | C | C+ | D | C− | B+ |
| Shoreview | #42 | A | C | — | A− | A+ |
| Falcon Heights | #62 | A | C+ | — | B− | A+ |
| Maplewood | #236 | C+ | C+ | D | C | A− |
Lauderdale has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lauderdale, Shoreview and Falcon Heights report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Roseville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Roseville grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #218 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health, D− for safety and B− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
13 notable people were born here, including Lee Stecklein and Randy Bartz.
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