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About Lake Elmo
City in Minnesota, United StatesLake Elmo is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,335 at the 2020 census. According to 2022 census estimates, the population is 13,449. Much of the area within the city limits is still farmland, giving the city a rural appearance. After the city lost a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Council, a regional planning authority, the Minnesota Supreme Court in 2005 ordered that it had to compile a plan in accordance with the Council's regional development guide. Lake Elmo's population is rapidly growing. It is projected to be over 21,000 by 2040.
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How Lake Elmo ranks
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Housing in Lake Elmo
The typical Lake Elmo home is worth about $639,000, up 3% in a year, 82% above the Minnesota typical home.
A seller's market
Work & commute in Lake Elmo
Full picture →Most working residents leave Lake Elmo for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are St. Paul (16%), Minneapolis (13%) and Woodbury (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Lake Elmo
Health Grade A
Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Minnesota
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Lake Elmo
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Lake Elmo
Full climate →Lake Elmo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Lake Elmo
All Lake Elmo schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Lake Elmo’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 81% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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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