St. HilaireMN
A town of 259, settled in 1882.
Is St. Hilaire a good place to live?
Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than St. Hilaire. The biggest park or preserve is Saint Hilaire City Park, at 57 acres. St. Hilaire has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
259 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Hilaire: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Hilaire, 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 St. Hilaire.
The FEMA risk score in St. Hilaire is higher than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
At 83 of 100, St. Hilaire’s FEMA risk score is against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of St. Hilaire’s working residents commute to Thief River Falls
Most working residents leave St. At 16 minutes, St. Hilaire’s average trip to work is where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in St. Hilaire fell to 69 in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2013.
| St. Hilaire | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 7.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in St. Hilaire
St. St. Hilaire’s July high is 80°F. Hilaire has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy St. Hilaire is
19% of St. Hilaire adults binge drink. Hilaire tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of St. Hilaire adults sleep under 7 hours.
| St. Hilaire | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saint Hilaire City Park | — | 57 |
| 2. Activity Center Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about St. Hilaire
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Hilaire
About 3 of every 100 St. Hilaire residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave St. Hilaire for work
Where St. Hilaire’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Hilaire
City in Minnesota, United States
St. Hilaire is a city in section 6 of River Falls Township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 273 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- ZIP code
- 56754
Questions about St. Hilaire
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Hilaire, MN a good place to live?
St. Hilaire has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.