Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Champlin's standout: it has 20 miles of trail. Overall it grades A, ranked 91st of 271 in Minnesota. Residents are healthier than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and the median household earns $116K. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 74% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Champlin’s trail density is 2.3 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Champlin is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Champlin has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Anoka-Champlin Mississippi River Bridge.
Where Champlin beats most towns.
20.2% of the town is conserved land, across 23 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Champlin is from typical.
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Census counts: 246 in 1880, 23,919 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1929 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Champlin. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
14 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
16 mi LakeBde Maka Ska
19 mi LakeLake MinnetonkaU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bde Maka Ska: Tyler Vigen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Minnetonka: Dan, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Champlin, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Champlin.
Champlin is one of Minnesota’s best towns for the outdoors and has cooler summers than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Minnesota (mostly inland flooding).
Its A+ for the outdoors ranks #3 of 274 in Minnesota.
Elm Creek Park Reserve, at 743 acres with 17.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 23 parks and preserves cover 1,038 acres in Champlin.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Elm Creek Park Reserve | 17.2 mi | 743 |
| 2. Oxbow Park | 0.8 mi | 41 |
| 3. Donie Galloway Riverside Park | 0.5 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Anoka-Hennepin School District runs its public schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 2,037 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Minnesota is tooth loss: 5.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 8.9% statewide.
In Champlin, three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, near the Minnesota town median (75%) and below the median of U.S. towns (79%). For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 28%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Champlin is ahead of Minnesota on 6 and behind on 2. Two figures for adults here: 28% sleep under 7 hours, 8.1% have diabetes.
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Champlin | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 8.1% | 10.1% |
| More adults with depression | 27% | 24.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Employers in Champlin added 714 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 4,935. Most working residents leave Champlin for work: only 5% work in town. Among workers locally, 18% work from home. The top destinations are Minneapolis (15%), Maple Grove (7%) and Brooklyn Park (6%).
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $116,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 18% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of Minnesota towns, with expected losses of about $452 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
9 flood insurance claims have been paid in Champlin since 1984. Expected losses in Champlin break down as 59% from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. One declared disaster, in 2014, has brought federal aid to Champlin households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 82.2°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 81% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 5.4°.
About 54 inches of snow falls in a winter. Champlin’s January low comes in at 5°F.
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 5°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime is rare: 15 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
Champlin’s rate of reported violence stands at 0.7 per 1,000 residents. Its rate of thefts and burglaries comes in at 9 per 1,000 residents.
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In Champlin, 37% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). This Minnesota town is shrinking: down 3.3% since 2020, to 23,125 residents (2025 estimate).
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 41.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Champlin | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
In Champlin, the median rent is $1,689 a month. 88% of households own their home locally. Typical home values rose 1.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Champlin | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,689 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9 within 15 miles of the center of Champlin
About 5 of every 100 Champlin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
Where Champlin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Champlin.
City in Minnesota, United States
Champlin ( CHAMP-lin) is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,919 at the 2020 census. Champlin is a northern suburb of Minneapolis. U.S. Highway 169 and Hennepin County Road 12 (CR 12) are two of the main routes in Champlin.
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4 towns share a border with Champlin.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlin | #91 | A | C | B | B+ | A |
| Coon Rapids | #174 | B+ | B− | C+ | B+ | B |
| Dayton | #80 | A | C | A | B+ | A |
| Brooklyn Park | #199 | B | C+ | C− | B | A− |
| Anoka | #163 | B+ | B | B− | B+ | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Champlin grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #91 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health, B for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($99,833 across the Minneapolis-St. 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.
3 notable people were born here, including Curtis Axel and John Bauer.
