Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
White Bear Township's standout: it has 24 miles of trail. Overall it grades A, ranked 68th of 271 in Minnesota. The median household earns $129K and it is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns. White Bear Township’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, above both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park, at 694 acres with 13.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where White Bear Township beats most towns.
21.3% of the town is conserved land, across 29 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far White Bear Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 267 in 1860, 11,049 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Bear Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
15 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
11 mi MuseumMinnesota State CapitolU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 White Bear 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 White Bear Township.
White Bear Township is one of Minnesota’s best towns for the outdoors, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #1 of 274 in Minnesota.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bald Eagle-Otter Lake Park | 13.6 mi | 694 |
| 2. Tamarack Nature Center | 8.1 mi | 326 |
| 3. Red Pine Park | 0.3 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the White Bear Lake School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 492 | A |
| Bellaire Education CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 5–9 | Grades 5–9 | 30 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,661 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Bear Township’s, it is healthier than 73%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
26% of adults sleep under 7 hours in White Bear Township, against 30% in Minnesota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 17% of White Bear Township adults get no exercise outside work. White Bear Township beats the Minnesota average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| White Bear Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | White Bear Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 8.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave White Bear Township for work: only 2% work in town. 25% of workers work from home in White Bear Township. Jobs based in White Bear Township grew to 3,596 in 2023, 809 more than in 2013.
| White Bear Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 25% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $129,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The U Of Mn St Paul weather station, 11 miles away, records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 83% of Minnesota places with climate records. January nights average 6.2°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 84% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.9°.
White Bear Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in White Bear Township is 6°F.
| White Bear Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 6°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
18 within 15 miles of the center of White Bear Township
About 4 of every 100 White Bear Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where White Bear Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Minnesota, United States
White Bear Township is an urban township in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,049 at the 2020 census, up from 10,949 in 2010. White Bear Township was named after its White Bear Lake. Over the years, the cities of White Bear Lake, Vadnais Heights, Gem Lake, and North Oaks were carved out of the township's original 36 square miles (93 km2). It now comprises four discontiguous parcels over an area of 9.3 square miles (24 km2). It is the only remaining township in Ramsey County. The unincorporated communities of Bald Eagle and Bellaire are located in the township.
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9 towns share a border with White Bear Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Bear Township | #68 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| White Bear Lake | #122 | A− | C | B− | B+ | A |
| North Oaks | #138 | A− | D− | — | A− | A |
| Gem Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vadnais Heights | #94 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Birchwood Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mahtomedi | #51 | A | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Dellwood | — | — | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
Dellwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. White Bear Township, North Oaks, Vadnais Heights, Mahtomedi and Dellwood report no FBI crime data of their own. Gem Lake and Birchwood Village aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare White Bear Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. White Bear Township grades A overall, better than 91% of U.S. towns and #68 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health and B+ for schools.
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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