East Gull LakeMN
A town in Minnesota, home to 1,184 people.
Is East Gull Lake a good place to live?
East Gull Lake’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 31% of residents are 65 or older in East Gull Lake, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 51 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. East Gull Lake's schools outperform 70% of the state's. Only 21 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. East Gull Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes East Gull Lake stand out
Where East Gull Lake beats most towns.
1,184 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How East Gull Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far East Gull Lake is from typical.
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Moving to East Gull Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Gull Lake, 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 East Gull Lake.
A home in East Gull Lake is worth about $701K, on Zillow’s estimate
Home values are up 5.6% over the year to September 2026. East Gull Lake: 92% of households own their home. Also worth knowing: its going rate for rent comes in at $1,438 a month.
| East Gull Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East Gull Lake is older than the Minnesota average
College graduates make up nearly half of adults 25 and older, against 39% across Minnesota. People 65 and older are 31% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). East Gull Lake’s midpoint age comes in at 50.6 years. It has grown 21% since 2020, to 1,184 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| East Gull Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 15% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 49% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| East Gull Lake | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.3% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
East Gull Lake stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
Only 7 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than East Gull Lake. Among adults here, 13% report frequent mental distress. Of 32 CDC measures, East Gull Lake beats the Minnesota average on 10 and trails it on 7.
| East Gull Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | East Gull Lake | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in East Gull Lake brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
In East Gull Lake, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: East Gull Lake has 1.2 jobs for every working resident and draws in 451 commuters
The typical household income in East Gull Lake is $123,000. For most workers, East Gull Lake is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. In East Gull Lake, 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| East Gull Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: moderate risk in East Gull Lake, mostly inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in East Gull Lake, 59% come from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 1.2% of East Gull Lake
6.1 miles of trail. East Gull Lake’s trail network density stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| East Gull Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about East Gull Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Gull Lake
About 3 of every 100 East Gull Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About East Gull Lake
City in Minnesota, United States
East Gull Lake is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 986 at the 2020 census. The nearest semi-urban area is that of Brainerd and Baxter. It is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. East Gull Lake is in Central Minnesota's Brainerd Lakes Area and takes its name from the largest lake within its borders, Gull Lake. East Gull Lake Airport (FAA code 9Y2) is a small two-runway airport.
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- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,253 ft
Questions about East Gull Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Gull Lake, MN expensive?
That is 9.8 years of the area's median household income ($71,384 across the Brainerd, MN 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.