Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 827, incorporated in 1914.
97% of households own their home in St. Stephen, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than St. Stephen. Church of St. Stephen-Catholic is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Stephen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 246 in 1920, 797 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1965 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Stephen, 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. Stephen.
Most working residents leave St. 2% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Stephen, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, St. Stephen has lost 306 jobs, to 155 in 2023.
| St. Stephen | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
St. The July high in St. Stephen is 81°F. Stephen has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical St. Stephen home is worth about $295,000, up 1.8% in a year, 15% below the Minnesota typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
21% of St. Stephen adults binge drink. Stephen beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of St. Stephen adults have high blood pressure.
| St. Stephen | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Stephen | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.5% | 10.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 21.1% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Stephen
About 6 of every 100 St. Stephen residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where St. Stephen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Minnesota, United States
Saint Stephen is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 797 at the 2020 census. Saint Stephen is part of the Saint Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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St. Stephen has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.