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St. Paul vs Plymouth

St. Paul, MN compared with Plymouth, MN · 18 miles apart

St. Paul has 306,684 residents to Plymouth’s 78,942. St. Paul comes out ahead on median rent, average commute. Plymouth does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

St. Paul, MN Plymouth, MN
Population 306,684 78,942
Density (per sq mi) 5,900 2,413
Median household income $73,394 $136,534
Median home value $294,500 $491,200
Median rent $1,281 $1,766
Homeownership 52.9% 75.1%
Average commute 21.1 min 21.7 min
Median age 33.7 40.3
Bachelor's degree + 43.8% 65.9%
Poverty rate 15.6% 4.3%
Unemployment 5.4% 2.3%
Price to income 3.6×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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