St. Paul is in the Minneapolis metro area, 9 miles from downtown Minneapolis, in the southeastern part of Minnesota. The Minnesota state capital, Saint Paul, is 0 miles to the north of St. Paul. Beyond Minneapolis, the next major market is Milwaukee at 290 miles to the southeast. Among nearby covered cities such as Maplewood and Woodbury, St. Paul is one of the larger markets.
St. Paul has a population of 294,873, ranking 2nd of 24 covered Minnesota cities and accounting for about 14.3% of their total population. St. Paul is in the southeastern part of Minnesota (the Great Plains). Businesses in St. Paul compete for both St. Paul-specific searches — where St. Paul proximity and a complete local profile give them a direct advantage — and for the broader Minneapolis-area queries where a strong St. Paul presence can still convert metro-area customers.
St. Paul (294,873) sits among covered cities like Maplewood (39,765), Woodbury (65,656), Minneapolis (400,070). The Minneapolis–Milwaukee corridor (9 mi to 290 mi from St. Paul) represents the competitive metro backdrop that shapes what St. Paul businesses need to rank for.
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