St. Wendel TownshipMN
A town of 2,210.
Is St. Wendel Township a good place to live?
St. Wendel Township’s best subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 7 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. St. Wendel Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave St. Wendel Township for work
Where St. Wendel Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How St. Wendel Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far St. Wendel Township is from typical.
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Moving to St. Wendel Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Wendel Township, 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. Wendel Township.
Most of St. Wendel Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave St. Since 2013, St. Wendel Township has added 46 jobs, to 186 in 2023. 1.3% of St. Wendel Township working residents work locally, against 9.8% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns.
| St. Wendel Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
St. Wendel Township ranks healthier than 69% of the country’s towns
27% of St. Wendel Township adults have been diagnosed with depression, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 23%. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in St. Wendel Township. Wendel Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| St. Wendel Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | St. Wendel Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.7% | 15.1% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 82.7% | 85.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In St. Wendel Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
St. Wendel Township’s July high is 81°F. Wendel Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
St. Wendel Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
3.4% of St. Wendel Township is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in St. Wendel Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| St. Wendel Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about St. Wendel Township
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Wendel Township
About 2 of every 100 St. Wendel Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About St. Wendel Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
St. Wendel is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph and Avon. The community is located along Stearns County Road 4 near 130th Avenue. Stearns County Road 3 is also in the immediate area.
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- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
St. Wendel Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with St. Wendel Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Wendel Township | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Le Sauk Township | — | — | C | — | A | A− |
| Avon Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A− |
| St. Joseph · St. Joseph Township | #210 | B− | B | B+ | C− | B |
| Sartell | #153 | B+ | C− | B | A | A |
| Brockway Township | #123 | A− | C | — | A | B+ |
St. Wendel Township, Le Sauk Township and Avon Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. St. Wendel Township, Le Sauk Township, Avon Township and Brockway Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Joseph Township and St. Joseph are one community, graded once. Compare St. Wendel Township with a neighbor →
Questions about St. Wendel Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Wendel Township, MN expensive?
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−.