Minnesota · Midwest · 24k residents
White Bear Lake, MN: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on White Bear Lake: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Minnesota median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,480/wk. Minnesota's corporate income tax rate is 9.8%. Commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,480/wk
Corporate income tax
9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher
41.7%
Commercial electricity
12.1¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast White Bear Lake's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
11/100
Cooling
Ranks White Bear Lake's residential building-permit growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $331,800 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $200 |
| Property tax rate | 1.05% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,359/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,706/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.68% |
| Sales tax | 7.5% |
| Corporate income tax | 9.8% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,480/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 41.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.1¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $130,050 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $101,510 |
| Wage: General manager | $99,340 |
| Wage: Customer service | $48,800 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,120 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $61,990 |
| Wage: Electrician | $78,160 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $36,370 |
| Cost of living index | 101 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $85/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 102 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,350/mo |
| Median household income | $83,554 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 24k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 7.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 24 min |
| Sunny days / year | 195 days |
| July high | 83°F |
| January low | 8°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +3.4% |
| Home price MoM | -0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | -60.0% |
| Ocean coast | 1014 mi |
| Big lake | 29 mi |
| Mountains | 500 mi |
| Major airport | 16 mi |
| Ski resort | 121 mi |
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- Is White Bear Lake a good place to run a business?
- Minnesota's corporate income tax rate is 9.8%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,480/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.1¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in White Bear Lake, MN?
- White Bear Lake indexes at 101 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,706/mo and a acs median home value of $331,800.
- How much does a house cost in White Bear Lake?
- The acs median home value in White Bear Lake is $331,800 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in White Bear Lake?
- A two-bedroom in White Bear Lake rents for about $1,706/mo.