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Forest Lake is a small city of 20,729 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 25 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $394k and rent runs about $1k a month.
20,729people
$394kTypical home
$1,421/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,729
- Part of a metro area
- About 679 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 25 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $394k (≈$2,481/mo)
- Median rent $1,421/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,128 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSP airport
- 28 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 955 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 66 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 347 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk