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About Forest Lake
City in Minnesota, United StatesForest Lake is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, located 27 miles northeast of Saint Paul, and 29 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The population was 20,611 at the 2020 census.
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How Forest Lake ranks
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Housing in Forest Lake
The typical Forest Lake home is worth about $429,000, up 3.6% in a year, 22% above the Minnesota typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Forest Lake
Safety Grade B-
Forest Lake reports less crime per resident than 53% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Forest Lake
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 78% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Forest Lake tracks Minnesota closely.
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Schools in Forest Lake
All Forest Lake schools →School Grade B
The public schools Forest Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MN. Ratings are from neighbors.
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