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Saint Paul, MN

Fit score

Fair match

at the reference profile: one person earning $6,700/mo gross, default weights.

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After estimated taxes in MN, your $6,700/mo income nets about $5,057 — covering estimated essentials here (about $1,224 rent plus everyday costs incl. local sales tax) with roughly $1,390 left over.

Home prices are within reach relative to local pay — the median home ($300,000) is about 4.2× the median household income.

Expect summer highs near 84°F, winter lows around 8°F, and about 198 sunny days a year.

Tradeoff: this is a quieter market with fewer restaurants and entertainment options per resident.

AFFORD 91HOUSIN 69JOBS 53SAFETY 48CLIMAT 60AMENIT 36

The Saint Paul fit print

Est. monthly cost

$3,667/mo

Typical rent

$1,440/mo

Home value ÷ income

4.2×

Score breakdown

Affordability
91
Housing
69
Jobs
53
Safety
48
Climate
60
Amenities
36

The data behind the score

Money (Census ACS · HUD)

Median gross rent
$1,230/mo
HUD fair market rent (2BR)
$1,440/mo
Median home value
$300,000
Median household income
$71,000
Population
309,000

Work (BLS)

Unemployment rate
3.5%
Job growth (1yr)
1.0%

Safety (FBI CDE, per 100k)

Violent crime rate
650
Property crime rate
3,200

Climate (NOAA normals)

Avg. summer high
84°F
Avg. winter low
8°F
Sunny days / year
198
Days ≥100°F by 2050 (air temp)
≈5/yr
Dangerous humid days by 2050 (feels-like)
≈40/yr
Unhealthy air days
≈6/yr
Annual rain
32"
Annual snow
52"

Community & access (approx.)

2024 county margin
D+40
Int'l airport
≈10 mi
Walkability
60/100
Disaster risk
40/100
Buying instead of renting? Minnesota's effective property tax runs about 1.05% of home value per year (≈$263/mo on the median $300,000 home). Our affordability score is rent-based, so this isn't double-counted.
A citywide number is an average. Rent, safety, and everything else vary block by block — treat these figures as a starting point and research specific neighborhoods before committing.

Data vintage: sample-approx-2024. Sources & methodology — this deployment is running the bundled sample dataset; figures are approximate.

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