Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,831.
Stillwater Township’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Stillwater Township’s median household income is $162,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. On incomes, just 22 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do better. Stillwater Township has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Croix Boom Site and Point Douglas-St. Louis River Road Bridge. Stillwater Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
2,366 counted in 2010 and 1,866 in 2020; an estimated 1,831 in 2025.
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 Stillwater Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1867.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stillwater Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
18 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
21 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
18 mi MuseumMinnesota State CapitolU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Minnesota State Capitol: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stillwater 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Stillwater Township.
Stillwater Township beats the Minnesota average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 25% of Stillwater Township adults sleep under 7 hours, below both the Minnesota town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Stillwater Township.
| Stillwater Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stillwater Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Stillwater Township for work: only 1% work in town. 3.4% of Stillwater Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Stillwater Township has lost 28 jobs, to 173 in 2023.
| Stillwater Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stillwater Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Pine Point Regional Park, 306 acres with 5.2 miles of trail. The trail density in Stillwater Township is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pine Point Regional Park | 5.2 mi | 306 |
| 2. St. Croix Boom Site State Wayside | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 3. Otto Berg Memorial Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Stillwater Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stillwater Township
About 5 of every 100 Stillwater Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where Stillwater Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 places in Stillwater Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Minnesota, United States
Stillwater is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Washington County. It is in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, on the west bank of the St. Croix River, across from Houlton, Wisconsin. Stillwater's population was 19,394 at the 2020 census. Stillwater is often called "the birthplace of Minnesota" due to its role in the establishment of the state.
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6 towns share a border with Stillwater Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stillwater Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | A |
| Stillwater | #67 | A | C | B+ | A | A |
| Lake Elmo | #117 | A− | D | — | A | A |
| May Township | #149 | B+ | C | — | A− | A |
| Oak Park Heights | #165 | B+ | C | C− | A | A− |
| Grant | #86 | A | D | — | A | A |
Stillwater Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Stillwater Township, Lake Elmo, May Township and Grant report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stillwater Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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 C+.
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