WELCOME TO
VADNAIS HEIGHTS
T
he City of Vadnais Heights
is a vibrant community with
strong neighborhoods, thriving
businesses, beautiful woods, lakes,
wetlands and trails. Called “home” by
approximately 13,000 people, Vadnais
Heights is located in northeast Ramsey
County, covers approximately 8.5 square
miles, and is just minutes away from
downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis.
In 2007, Money Magazine voted Vadnais
Heights the 36th “Best Place to Live.”
While its natural setting is appealing,
the availability of services and easy
freeway access at the crossroads of
I-694 and I-35E – to the entire metro
area and northern Minnesota – make
Vadnais Heights a great place to live,
work and play. Medical facilities are
readily available with The Urgency
Room, Summit Orthopedics, Twin Cities
Orthopedics, HealthEast and Allina
Health Systems in “our own backyard,”
as well as HealthEast/St. John’s Hospital
only two miles away in Maplewood.
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Vadnais Heights Business Guide & Community Profile
A CITY IN BALANCE …
AND A DESTINATION
Vadnais Heights has a wide range
of housing: ranging from corporate
executive housing to starter homes to
an active-senior living community. The
City provides its citizens equal parts of
prosperity, serenity, and comfort; has
well-maintained parks and a growing
network of trails offer recreational
enjoyment. Residents and businesses are
provided quality services at reasonable
costs with Vadnais Heights’ property
tax rate being one of the lowest in the
metro area, and a fire insurance rating
of class 2 – the top rating in the state.
Vadnais Heights offers a complete array
of municipal services, including: parks,
utilities, animal control, law enforcement
(through a contract with the Ramsey
County Sheriff’s Department), fire,
emergency medical and rescue services,
and Allina ambulance services. (See
public safety article, page 66)
Vadnais Heights is proud to be served by
two highly-rated school districts — White
Bear Lake District 624 and Mounds View