St. Paul, MN vs Upper Arlington, OH

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

St. Paul

66.9

#1493 nationally

Upper Arlington

77.3

#262 nationally

Upper Arlington leads in crime level (0.8 vs 16.9). Upper Arlington leads in median household income ($144,705 vs $69,919). St. Paul leads in cost of living index (105 vs 131).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	St. Paul, MN	Upper Arlington, OH
WhereAtHome Score	66.9 (#1493)	77.3 (#262)
Population	303,820	35,743
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$299,582	$650,170
Median Household Income	$69,919	$144,705
Average Commute	23.1 min	19.3 min
Walk Score	N/A	45
Crime Level	16.9	0.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	105	131
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+12.9	D+28.4

Data coverage note: St. Paul is missing data for 1 metric that Upper Arlington has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.