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A town of 3,799, settled in 1857.
St. Augusta grades B overall, 187th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $140K and residents are healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, its public schools trail 78% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation. St. Augusta’s median household income is $140,000, above both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is Hidden Lake Park, at 69 acres.
Where St. Augusta beats most towns.
Where St. Augusta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far St. Augusta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 798 in 1880, 3,497 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1873 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Augusta, 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. Augusta.
St. Augusta owes part of its health edge to its incomes and has household incomes well above the Minnesota norm.
Against the 3,551 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Augusta’s, it is less healthy than 69%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of adults binge drink in St. Augusta. Augusta beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults feel lonely in St. Augusta.
| St. Augusta | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | St. Augusta | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 71% | 67.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Help of Christians School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 90 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Augusta has added 153 jobs, to 1,249 in 2023. 4% of St. Augusta working residents work locally.
| St. Augusta | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The July high in St. Augusta is 82°F. Augusta has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $140,227, against $89,062 across Minnesota, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 30% of residents (23% statewide). St. Augusta has grown 8.6% since 2020, to 3,799 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. St. Augusta’s median age is 36.3 years.
| St. Augusta | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.6, men 36.8.
| St. Augusta | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 21% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.5% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
The typical St. Typical home values rose 2.5% in the year to September 2026. Augusta home is worth about $371,000, up 2.5% in a year, 6% above the Minnesota typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| St. Augusta | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kiffmeyer Park | 0.7 mi | 20 |
| 2. Hidden Lake Park | 0.5 mi | 69 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Augusta
About 2 of every 100 St. Augusta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
5 towns share a border with St. Augusta.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augusta | #187 | B | B− | — | C− | A− |
| St. Cloud | #269 | C− | B− | D | C− | B− |
| Maine Prairie Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| Rockville | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
| Fair Haven Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B+ |
| Lynden Township | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
Maine Prairie Township, Rockville, Fair Haven Township and Lynden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. St. Augusta, Maine Prairie Township, Rockville, Fair Haven Township and Lynden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Augusta with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Augusta grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #187 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cloud, MN 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 B−.