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About Prior Lake
City in Minnesota, United StatesPrior Lake is an exurban city 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Minneapolis, next to Savage and Shakopee in Scott County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city is south of the Minnesota River in an area known as RiverSouth and establishes the urban fringe of the south-southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The population was 27,617 at the 2020 census. Prior Lake was incorporated as a village in 1891. It is one of the oldest cities in the south metro area. The city's modern rapid growth is due in part to the ease of access for commuters to the rest of the region, via the upgraded …
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Housing in Prior Lake
The typical Prior Lake home is worth about $530,000, up 1.8% in a year, 51% above the Minnesota typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Prior Lake
Safety Grade B
Prior Lake reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Prior Lake
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The public schools Prior Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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