Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Yes, by almost any measure. St. Michael earns an A+, 26th of 271 graded towns in Minnesota. The median household earns $131K, its public schools beat 93% of Minnesota towns on state tests and graduation, and it is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B−, is in cost of living. St. Michael’s median household income is $131,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Church of St. Michael-Catholic is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where St. Michael beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Big Woods Elementary | 1–4 | 656 |
| ST. Michael Elementary | 1–4 | 654 |
| Fieldstone Elementary School | 1–4 | 585 |
Church of St. Michael-Catholic16,399 counted in 2010 and 18,235 in 2020; an estimated 22,498 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 23.5% since 2020, after 11.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far St. Michael is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 305 in 1900, 18,235 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Michael, 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. Michael.
St. Michael has less tooth loss than most of Minnesota and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by the St. Michael-Albertville Schools. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. Michael-Albertville Middle EastLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 959 | A− |
| ST. Michael-Albertville Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,204 | A |
| ST. Michael ElementaryTop results in townGrades 1–4 | Grades 1–4 | 654 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Minnesota is tooth loss: 5.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 8.9% statewide. Against the 4,412 U.S. towns with household incomes like St. Michael’s, it is healthier than 76%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
21% of adults binge drink in St. Michael. Michael beats the Minnesota average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 9.6% of adults report frequent physical distress in St. Michael.
| St. Michael | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. Michael | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.7% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 2,991 in 2013 to 3,915.
Most working residents leave St. St. Michael’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Jobs based in St. Michael grew to 3,915 in 2023, 924 more than in 2013.
| St. Michael | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 19% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical St. 90% of St. Michael households own their home. Michael home is worth about $442,000, about the same as a year ago, 27% above the Minnesota typical home.
| St. Michael | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,483 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Michael has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). St. Michael has grown 24% since 2020, to 22,498 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 44% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| St. Michael | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 28% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 44% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| St. Michael | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.1 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Zahler Park, at 99 acres. The trail density in St. Michael is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| St. Michael | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.9% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Beebee Lake Regional Park | 0.9 mi | 59 |
| 2. Fieldstone Pond Nature Reserve | 0.4 mi | 40 |
| 3. Zahler Park | — | 99 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Michael. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
27 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
34 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
19 mi LakeLake Minnetonka
30 mi Theme parkValleyfairU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Michael
About 5 of every 100 St. Michael residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where St. Michael’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in St. Michael.
6 towns share a border with St. Michael.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael | #26 | A+ | B− | — | A | A |
| Rogers | #95 | A | C | C+ | A | A+ |
| Albertville | #6 | A+ | B | — | A | A |
| Otsego | #82 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Hanover | #101 | A− | C | — | A− | A |
| Buffalo Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Rockford Township | #107 | A− | B− | — | A− | A− |
Buffalo Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. Michael, Albertville, Otsego, Hanover, Buffalo Township and Rockford Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Michael with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. St. Michael grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #26 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health and A for schools.
That is 4.4 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 B−.
St. 3 notable people were born here, including Paul Marx and Matt Spaeth.
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