Best PlacesNorth End, St. Paul, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North End, St. Paul, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North End, St. Paul ranks 3,438th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on heat safety, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North End, St. Paul
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
North End, St. Paul's strengths and weaknesses
Where North End, St. Paul ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 80% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where North End, St. Paul ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North End, St. Paul
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North End, St. Paul home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,643; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses North End, St. Paul's effective rate of 1.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North End, St. Paul
North End, St. Paul runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North End, St. Paul.
Who works in North End, St. Paul, and how
Work in North End, St. Paul centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in North End, St. Paul
North End, St. Paul has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of North End, St. Paul and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North End, St. Paul, month by month
North End, St. Paul sees roughly 128 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 26, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26° | 19° | 12° |
| April | 57° | 46° | 37° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 43° |
Flying in and out of North End, St. Paul
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 8 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North End, St. Paul
Schools across North End, St. Paul average a D+, better than 20% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Parkview Center SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Twin Cities German Immersion ChrtrA− · 60% proficient
- Capitol Hill Magnet/rondoA− · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roseville Area MiddleC · 32% proficient
- Murray Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Farnsworth Aerospace UpperD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Como Park Senior HighC− · 25% proficient
- Johnson Senior HighD · 21% proficient
- Creative Arts Secondary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North End, St. Paul school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North End, St. Paul measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare North End, St. Paul against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who North End, St. Paul suits
Common questions about living in North End, St. Paul
Is North End, St. Paul a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North End, St. Paul ranks 3,438th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North End, St. Paul expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,277. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $63,643 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is North End, St. Paul safe?
North End, St. Paul is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North End, St. Paul?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 26 with lows near 12. That works out to about 128 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of neighborhoods.
Is North End, St. Paul good for families?
Schools beat 20% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $1,682 a month.
Compare North End, St. Paul with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North End, St. Paul. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North End, St. Paul represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
North End, St. Paul detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North End, St. Paul: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North End, St. Paul: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North End, St. Paul: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North End, St. Paul: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North End, St. Paul detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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