Sunfish LakeMN
A town of 533. A typical home worth about $1.25M.
What makes Sunfish Lake stand out
The thing Sunfish Lake does most differently from other towns.
533 people, and everyone knows the way
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Sunfish Lake’s report card
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Ordered by what stands out in Sunfish Lake. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Sunfish Lake home is worth about $1.25M
The typical Sunfish Lake home is worth about $1,251,000, up 4.6% in a year, 256% above the Minnesota typical home.
Typical home value
Most working residents commute out of Sunfish Lake
Most working residents leave Sunfish Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Paul (18%), Minneapolis (13%) and Eagan (9%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Sunfish Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Sunfish Lake is
Sunfish Lake beats the Minnesota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Sunfish Lake | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.5% |
3% of Sunfish Lake is conserved land
0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Musser Park | 0.2 mi | 20 |
| 2. Harmon Park | — | 6 |
100% of working residents leave Sunfish Lake for work
Where Sunfish Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023