Melrose vs St. Augusta

A side-by-side comparison of Melrose and St. Augusta: population, income, housing, and more.

Melrose and St. Augusta are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Melrose has the higher population (3,608 vs 3,576 in St. Augusta). St. Augusta has the higher median household income ($116,384 vs $58,107 in Melrose). St. Augusta has the higher median home value ($323,400 vs $198,300 in Melrose).

Population, income & housing

	Melrose	St. Augusta
Population	3,608	3,576
Median age	43.4 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,107	$116,384
Median home value	$198,300	$323,400
Median gross rent	$1,061	$1,373
Housing units	1,655	1,200
Homeownership rate	71.8%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	34.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Melrose	St. Augusta
Population	3,647 → 3,608 (-1.1%)	3,720 → 3,576 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$56,591 → $58,107 (+2.7%)	$85,521 → $116,384 (+36.1%)
Median home value	$131,000 → $198,300 (+51.4%)	$228,400 → $323,400 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,061 (+21.5%)	$947 → $1,373 (+45.0%)

Melrose

Population

3,6473,608

Median household income

$56,591$58,107

Median home value

$131,000$198,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,061

St. Augusta

Population

3,7203,576

Median household income

$85,521$116,384

Median home value

$228,400$323,400

Median gross rent

$947$1,373

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Melrose	St. Augusta
Under 5	6.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	15.2%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	15.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	7.1%
75 and over	8.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Melrose	St. Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	79.7%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.4%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Melrose	St. Augusta
No high school diploma	8.2%	4.2%
High school graduate	42.7%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.2%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Melrose	St. Augusta
Drove alone	72.1%	88.2%
Carpooled	8.9%	2.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	2.1%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Melrose	St. Augusta
1-unit, detached	72.0%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.6%
20 or more units	13.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Melrose	St. Augusta
Poverty rate	8.6%	4.2%
Average household size	2.27	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1967	2002