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Minneapolis & Saint Paul

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Minneapolis	Hennepin	428,579	1	9
Saint Paul	Ramsey	307,465	8	1

North Metro

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Andover	Anoka	33,426	19	24
Anoka	Anoka	18,068	17	23
Arden Hills	Ramsey	9,490	8	9
Bethel	Anoka	480	29	32
Blaine	Anoka, Ramsey	75,172	14	16
Brooklyn Center	Hennepin	31,755	7	14
Brooklyn Park	Hennepin	82,893	10	17
Centerville	Anoka	3,956	17	15
Champlin	Hennepin	23,045	15	21
Circle Pines	Anoka	4,944	13	13
Columbia Heights	Anoka	22,358	5	10
Columbus	Anoka	4,307	21	21
Coon Rapids	Anoka	63,807	14	19
Dayton	Hennepin, Wright	10,744	18	25
East Bethel	Anoka	12,288	26	28
Falcon Heights	Ramsey	5,002	4	5
Forest Lake	Washington	20,700	24	21
Fridley	Anoka	30,679	7	12
Ham Lake	Anoka	16,905	19	21
Hilltop	Anoka	956	5	10
Hugo	Washington	16,765	20	16
Lauderdale	Ramsey	2,341	3	6
Lexington	Anoka	3,062	12	13
Lino Lakes	Anoka	22,774	14	14
Mounds View	Ramsey	12,841	9	12
New Brighton	Ramsey	22,374	7	10
North Oaks	Ramsey	5,232	12	10
Nowthen	Anoka	4,565	27	32
Oak Grove	Anoka	9,327	26	30
Ramsey	Anoka	28,999	22	28
Roseville	Ramsey	35,637	6	5
Scandia	Washington	3,951	28	24
Shoreview	Ramsey	26,939	9	9
Spring Lake Park	Anoka, Ramsey	7,083	10	14
St. Anthony	Hennepin, Ramsey	9,993	4	8
St. Francis	Anoka, Isanti	8,523	29	34
Vadnais Heights	Ramsey	13,108	11	7

East Metro

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Afton	Washington	2,949	22	14
Bayport	Washington	3,785	24	16
Birchwood Village	Washington	838	15	9
Cottage Grove	Washington	42,760	21	13
Dellwood	Washington	1,147	17	12
Gem Lake	Ramsey	515	12	8
Grant	Washington	3,942	19	12
Lake Elmo	Washington	14,161	17	9
Lake St. Croix Beach	Washington	1,005	25	16
Lakeland	Washington	1,664	24	16
Lakeland Shores	Washington	330	25	16
Landfall	Washington	843	14	6
Little Canada	Ramsey	10,590	9	5
Mahtomedi	Washington	8,199	15	9
Maplewood	Ramsey	40,142	12	5
Marine on St. Croix	Washington	658	28	22
Newport	Washington	5,415	15	7
North St. Paul	Ramsey	12,644	13	6
Oak Park Heights	Washington	4,674	23	15
Oakdale	Washington	30,441	15	7
Pine Springs	Washington	384	16	9
South St. Paul	Dakota	20,590	13	5
St. Marys Point	Washington	342	25	16
St. Paul Park	Washington	5,381	16	9
Stillwater	Washington	19,386	22	15
West St. Paul	Dakota	21,920	10	4
White Bear Lake	Ramsey, Washington	23,479	14	9
Willernie	Washington	512	16	9
Woodbury	Washington	80,596	17	9

South Metro

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Apple Valley	Dakota	55,272	16	15
Bloomington	Hennepin	88,344	11	14
Burnsville	Dakota	64,864	15	16
Coates	Dakota	136	21	17
Credit River	Scott	5,589	22	24
Eagan	Dakota	67,240	12	10
Elko New Market	Scott	5,193	29	29
Empire	Dakota	3,068	22	19
Farmington	Dakota	24,464	23	21
Hampton	Dakota	714	29	24
Hastings	Dakota, Washington	22,502	26	19
Inver Grove Heights	Dakota	36,226	14	9
Lakeville	Dakota	77,971	21	21
Lilydale	Dakota	779	8	4
Mendota	Dakota	185	8	6
Mendota Heights	Dakota	11,542	9	6
Miesville	Dakota	132	34	28
New Prague	Scott, Le Sueur	8,235	34	37
New Trier	Dakota	80	31	25
Prior Lake	Scott	28,018	19	23
Randolph	Dakota	458	33	30
Richfield	Hennepin	36,491	7	11
Rosemount	Dakota	30,581	19	14
Savage	Scott	32,896	16	19
Sunfish Lake	Dakota	522	11	6
Vermillion	Dakota	429	26	21

West Metro

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Belle Plaine	Scott	7,444	35	40
Carver	Carver	6,810	23	30
Chanhassen	Carver, Hennepin	25,746	17	24
Chaska	Carver	30,167	20	27
Cologne	Carver	2,097	30	37
Corcoran	Hennepin	8,378	18	26
Crystal	Hennepin	22,082	6	14
Deephaven	Hennepin	3,762	13	22
Eden Prairie	Hennepin	62,905	13	19
Edina	Hennepin	53,564	8	14
Excelsior	Hennepin	2,296	16	24
Golden Valley	Hennepin	21,263	5	13
Greenfield	Hennepin	2,908	22	31
Greenwood	Hennepin	713	15	23
Hamburg	Carver	548	38	45
Hanover	Wright, Hennepin	4,229	23	31
Hopkins	Hennepin	19,462	8	16
Independence	Hennepin	3,710	22	31
Jordan	Scott	6,831	28	34
Long Lake	Hennepin	1,937	15	24
Loretto	Hennepin	610	19	28
Maple Grove	Hennepin	72,739	13	21
Maple Plain	Hennepin	1,648	20	28
Mayer	Carver	2,534	31	40
Medicine Lake	Hennepin	1,343	8	16
Medina	Hennepin	7,209	16	24
Minnetonka	Hennepin	52,651	10	18
Minnetonka Beach	Hennepin	537	16	24
Minnetrista	Hennepin	9,091	22	30
Mound	Hennepin	9,031	19	28
New Germany	Carver	448	36	44
New Hope	Hennepin	20,745	7	16
Norwood Young America	Carver	3,774	35	42
Orono	Hennepin	8,228	16	24
Osseo	Hennepin	2,526	12	19
Plymouth	Hennepin	78,551	10	19
Robbinsdale	Hennepin	13,993	5	13
Rockford	Wright, Hennepin	4,796	25	33
Rogers	Hennepin	14,493	21	28
Shakopee	Scott	48,401	18	23
Shorewood	Hennepin, Carver	7,557	17	25
Spring Park	Hennepin	1,641	18	26
St. Bonifacius	Hennepin	2,169	24	32
St. Louis Park	Hennepin	49,899	5	13
Tonka Bay	Hennepin	1,540	16	24
Victoria	Carver	11,937	21	29
Waconia	Carver	13,831	27	35
Watertown	Carver	4,774	28	37
Wayzata	Hennepin	4,308	12	21
Woodland	Hennepin	377	13	21

Southern Minnesota

Community	County	Population	Miles to Mpls	Miles to St. Paul
Dundas	Rice	1,806	38	37
Faribault	Rice	24,983	47	46
Le Sueur	Le Sueur, Sibley	4,230	47	52
Northfield	Rice, Dakota	21,316	36	35
Owatonna	Steele	26,626	61	60

Population: US Census Bureau 2024 estimates. Miles are straight-line distances from each city's center to downtown.

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