Cedar Lake TownshipMN
A town of 3,080, settled in 1857.
Is Cedar Lake Township a good place to live?
Cedar Lake Township grades A− overall, 115th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 92% of the state's and the median household earns $174K. It also does better than most on health: it is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $543K for a typical one and 5.4 times the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. Cedar Lake Township’s median household income is $174,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 727 acres.
96% of working residents leave Cedar Lake Township for work
Where Cedar Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Cedar Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Cedar Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Cedar Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cedar Lake Township, 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 Cedar Lake Township.
Cedar Lake Township sends most of its workers to Minneapolis and beyond, owes part of its health edge to its incomes and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
Cedar Lake Township earns an A for health
Against the 1,576 U.S. towns with household incomes like Cedar Lake Township’s, it is less healthy than 79%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
20% of Cedar Lake Township adults binge drink. Cedar Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of Cedar Lake Township adults feel lonely.
| Cedar Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cedar Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents commute out of Cedar Lake Township
Cedar Lake Township has 306 jobs for its 1,550 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 31.5 minutes, against 22.7 across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave Cedar Lake Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Cedar Lake Township is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Cedar Lake Township has added 99 jobs, to 306 in 2023.
| Cedar Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 9.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
The median household earns $173,500, against $89,062 across Minnesota, one input to its A for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). Cedar Lake Township’s median age is 44.1 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Cedar Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Cedar Lake Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,100, single groups can be off by several points
In Cedar Lake Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The Jordan 1ssw weather station, 9 miles away, records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 85% of Minnesota places with climate records. July afternoons average 82.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 77% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 6.7°.
Cedar Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
| Cedar Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Moderate risk in Cedar Lake Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Cedar Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.5% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doyle-Kennefick Park | 3.3 mi | 392 |
| 2. Bradshaw Lake Wildlife Management Area | 0.2 mi | 727 |
| 3. St. Patrick's Wildlife Management Area | — | 81 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
U.S. Bank Stadium and 69 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cedar Lake Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
15 mi Theme parkValleyfair
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
30 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
21 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniversePhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0
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Everything we know about Cedar Lake Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cedar Lake Township
About 2 of every 100 Cedar Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Cedar Lake Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Cedar Lake is an unincorporated community in Cedar Lake Township, Scott County, Minnesota, United States, near New Prague and Elko New Market. The community is located along Scott County Road 23 near 250th Street East.
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- Elevation
- 942 ft
Cedar Lake Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Cedar Lake Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Lake Township | #115 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Spring Lake Township | #154 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| New Market Township | #164 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
| Wheatland Township | — | — | B− | — | A− | A− |
| Helena Township | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
Wheatland Township and Helena Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Cedar Lake Township, Spring Lake Township, New Market Township, Wheatland Township and Helena Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cedar Lake Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Cedar Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cedar Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Cedar Lake Township grades A− overall, better than 80% of U.S. towns and #115 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Cedar Lake Township, MN expensive?
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.