Living in Saint Cloud

In Saint Cloud (Minnesota), unemployment is 6% (2024).

An unemployment rate of 6.05% was measured at the end of 2024. A foreign population count of 9,529 was recorded at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Saint Cloud stood at 6.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population70,629people31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median gross salary2,572EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent926.7EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate6.05%country median 4.6% — 32% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean6.65µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 72% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 61% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Saint Cloud?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Saint Cloud.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²⁰Official · national market
Median monthly rent	926.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records³Official

Is Saint Cloud a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–66%

Student39%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 28–50%

Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 9,529 of 70,629 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Saint Cloud is 6.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Saint Cloud 6.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,572 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	6.05 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Saint Cloud?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €927
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint Cloud. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saint Cloud. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	298.8 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint Cloud when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Saint Cloud's nearest airport was STC, 8 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	2 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	8 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	STC	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint Cloud. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Saint Cloud.

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Climate and air quality

Saint Cloud's monthly mean temperatures were −11.2°C in January and 21.3°C in July. Saint Cloud's monthly precipitation totalled 16.9 mm in January and 91.3 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Saint Cloud is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Saint Cloud 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.65 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan -6.3 · Feb -3.5 · Mar 3.6 · Apr 12.4 · May 19.9 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 27.6 · Aug 26.2 · Sep 21.7 · Oct 13.3 · Nov 4 · Dec -3.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -16.2 · Feb -14.2 · Mar -6.8 · Apr 0.2 · May 7 · Jun 12.7 · Jul 15 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 1.9 · Nov -5.2 · Dec -12.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -11.2 · Feb -8.8 · Mar -1.6 · Apr 6.3 · May 13.4 · Jun 18.9 · Jul 21.3 · Aug 19.9 · Sep 15.3 · Oct 7.6 · Nov -0.6 · Dec -7.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 16.9 · Feb 19.2 · Mar 39.8 · Apr 66.3 · May 93.1 · Jun 95.4 · Jul 91.3 · Aug 101.6 · Sep 76.5 · Oct 66.3 · Nov 34.9 · Dec 22.2 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	33.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	6.65 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	723.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	27.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-16.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Fargo ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±1.9 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.9 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.9 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 104.2 km². At the end of 2024, the population density reached 692.6 people per km².

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.5%
Foreign residents13.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	104.2 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	13.49 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	9,529 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	692.6 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program)¹⁵Official
Population	70,629 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)²¹Community estimate · Supplemental context

Alternatives for people set on Saint Cloud

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

St. Joseph as a Saint Cloud alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.8% St. Joseph vs 6.0% Saint Cloud−54%
Median gross pay, city: €2,365 St. Joseph vs €2,572 Saint Cloudno percentage
Foreign residents: 12.5% St. Joseph vs 13.5% Saint Cloud−7%

Full comparison More about St. Joseph

Casas Adobes as a Saint Cloud alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2060 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €3,690 Casas Adobes vs €2,572 Saint Cloud+43%
Unemployment: 4.3% Casas Adobes vs 6.0% Saint Cloud−29%
Foreign residents: 9.1% Casas Adobes vs 13.5% Saint Cloud−32%

Full comparison More about Casas Adobes

Cities near Saint Cloud

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. Cloud Commuting Zone · 2.2 km away

Salary: 3,059 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

St. Joseph 10.4 km away

Rent: 1,050 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,365 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Saint Cloud, nearest in population first.

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Eastvale70,594 residents North Richland Hills70,843 residents Waukesha70,872 residents Casas Adobes70,973 residents St. Cloud71,036 residents St. Joseph71,098 residents

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Saint Cloud in rankings

#8 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in United States

Is Saint Cloud part of St. Cloud?

Saint Cloud is in the published commuting zone of St. Cloud; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. Cloud city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁴

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Saint Cloud?

The unemployment rate is 6.05 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Saint Cloud?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.65 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Saint Cloud?

The published population is 70,629 people. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B01003 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS).

How many foreign residents live in Saint Cloud?

9,529 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Saint Cloud a good place to live?

Saint Cloud may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Saint Cloud part of St. Cloud?

Saint Cloud is in the published commuting zone of St. Cloud; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Saint Cloud?

St. Cloud, Waite Park, Sauk Rapids, Sartell, St. Joseph are near Saint Cloud. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Saint Cloud (Minnesota), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 9727b06589d0a977e6922972457450c8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/saint-cloud-mn-145/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_saint-cloud-minnesota-united-states-population-rent_5ea8aedc33ac,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Saint Cloud (Minnesota), United States: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {9727b06589d0a977e6922972457450c8},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/saint-cloud-mn-145/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
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Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
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