Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Anthony grades A− overall, 125th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 98% of U.S. towns. Residents are healthier than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $97K. St. Anthony’s property crime rate is 31.1 per 1,000 residents, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 8.6 and U.S. towns at 9.9. On hazard risk, just 19 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Silverwood Park, at 71 acres.
Where St. Anthony beats most towns.
19.9% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far St. Anthony is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 656 in 1850, a low of 92 in 1890, 9,257 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1854 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Anthony. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
4 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
8 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
6 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
4 mi WaterfallSaint Anthony FallsU.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 · Saint Anthony Falls: The original uploader was Mulad at English Wikipedia., Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Anthony, 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 St. Anthony.
St. Anthony has less tooth loss than most of Minnesota and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also has seen reported crime rise by a fifth or more.
3.5 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves. St. Anthony’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Silverwood Park | 0.5 mi | 71 |
| 2. Salo Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
| 3. Silver Point Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the St. Anthony-New Brighton Schools. The largest public high school is ST. Anthony Village Senior High, with 752 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilshire Park ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 690 | A |
| ST. Anthony Village Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 752 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Minnesota is tooth loss: 5.4% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 8.9% statewide.
25% of adults sleep under 7 hours in St. Anthony. Anthony beats the Minnesota average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of adults have obesity in St. Anthony.
| St. Anthony | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Anthony | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer smokers | 8.8% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Reported crimes rose from 350 to 418 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Property crime runs at 31.1 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Minnesota rate, most of it theft.
The violent crime rate in St. Anthony is 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
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 6.7°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 94% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 82°.
Anthony has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| St. Anthony | 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
27.7% of workers work from home, against 17.6% across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave St. 28% of St. Anthony workers work from home. Since 2013, St. Anthony has added 357 jobs, to 3,524 in 2023.
| St. Anthony | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 28% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $5,946, against $3,357 across Minnesota, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical St. Anthony home is worth about $396,000, up 0.9% in a year, 14% above the Minnesota typical home.
| St. Anthony | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,397 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
29 within 15 miles of the center of St. Anthony
About 5 of every 100 St. Anthony residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
8,226 counted in 2010 and 9,257 in 2020; an estimated 9,989 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 7.8% since 2020, after 12.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Minnesota, United States
St. Anthony, also known as Saint Anthony Village, is a city in Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 9,257 at the 2020 census, of whom 5,621 lived in the larger Hennepin County part of the city and 3,654 in the Ramsey County part. The city is run by a five-member council consisting of a mayor and four council members who serve four-year terms.
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2 towns share a border with St. Anthony.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony | #125 | A− | C− | C− | A− | A+ |
| Minneapolis | #262 | C | C | D− | C | A− |
| New Brighton | #73 | A | C | B | A− | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. St. Anthony grades A− overall, better than 79% of U.S. towns and #125 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A+ for health, C− for safety and A− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. 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−.
St. 2 notable people were born here, including Mary Moulton Cheney and Patrick F. Herbert.
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