Vadnais Heights is a thriving and active community with strong neighborhoods and businesses, beautiful woods, lakes, and wetlands located within 15 minutes to downtown St. Paul. Since being incorporated, Vadnais Heights has grown from a small, agricultural area to a thriving suburban community. The City of Vadnais Heights has over 100 acres of parkland spreading across 14 different parks. Vadnais Lake is surrounded by protected land with miles of walking trails.

White Bear Lake school system consists of four Early Childhood program locations (birth-K), nine elementary schools (grades K-5), two middle schools (grades 6-8), a two-campus high school (grades 9-12), an Area Learning Center and a Transition Education Center.