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Mendota Heights, Minnesota, in Dakota county, is 5 miles SW of St. Paul, Minnesota. The city is included in the Minneapolis - Saint Paul metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 11,434 people lived in Mendota Heights.
In Mendota Heights, about 70% of adults are married. Mendota Heights is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in city is married (though of course they're not).
In 2000, Mendota Heights had a median family income of $93,544. Many people in Mendota Heights make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Mendota Heights doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Minnesota. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Mendota Heights.)
Mendota Heights residents donated more money ($31,700) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Mendota Heights.
An estimated 92% of living spaces in Mendota Heights are occupied by their owners, not by renters. The housing stock in the city is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in Mendota Heights as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Mendota Heights, 93% of commuters drive to work.
Mendota Heights strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Minnesota):
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|---|---|---|
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 5% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 14% | |
Comparing Mendota Heights to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Minnesota (State):
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| Racial Diversity |  | |
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| People Living Alone |  | |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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