Birchwood VillageMN
The town was settled in 1930 and has 845 residents today.
Is Birchwood Village a good place to live?
65% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Birchwood Village, above both the Minnesota town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Birchwood Village. Birchwood Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
845 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
U.S. Bank Stadium and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Birchwood Village. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
13 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
9 mi MuseumMinnesota State CapitolPhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Minnesota State Capitol: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Birchwood Village: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Birchwood Village, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Birchwood Village.
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Birchwood Village work out of town
The top destinations are Minneapolis (15%), St. Paul (13%) and White Bear Lake (5%). In Birchwood Village, the middle household income is $157,000. 2.7% of Birchwood Village residents live below the poverty line.
| Birchwood Village | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $157,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Birchwood Village faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Birchwood Village’s FEMA hazard score stands at 30 of 100. Expected losses in Birchwood Village break down as 49% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Birchwood Village: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Birchwood Village than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
Among adults in Birchwood Village, 9.7% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Birchwood Village is ahead of Minnesota on 18 and behind on 2.
| Birchwood Village | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Birchwood Village | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 3.1% of Birchwood Village
Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 0.1 miles. Parks and preserves in Birchwood Village: 3, covering 8 acres. Its trail density comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Birchwood Village | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tighe-Schmitz Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Bloomquist Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Polly's Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Birchwood Village sells for about $557K at the median
For households in Birchwood Village, the share who own their home is 87%. In Birchwood Village, the median rent is $1,681 a month.
| Birchwood Village | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,681 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Birchwood Village
Colleges nearby
17 within 15 miles of the center of Birchwood Village
About 2 of every 100 Birchwood Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Birchwood Village for work
Where Birchwood Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Birchwood Village
City in Minnesota, United States
Birchwood Village is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Area code
- 651
Questions about Birchwood Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Birchwood Village, MN a good place to live?
Birchwood Village has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.