Eden Lake TownshipMN
A town of 1,661.
Is Eden Lake Township a good place to live?
Eden Lake Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for walkability. 16% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Eden Lake Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 41 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Dustoff Wildlife Management Area, at 37 acres. Only 46 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. Eden Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Eden Lake Township for work
Where Eden Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Eden Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Eden Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Eden Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eden 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 Eden Lake Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Eden Lake Township’s workers commute out
In Eden Lake Township, the income of the median household is $107,000. Most working residents leave Eden Lake Township for work: only 2% work in town. The average commute for Eden Lake Township comes to 26 minutes, above the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Eden Lake Township: 4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Eden Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eden Lake Township is healthier than two in three U.S. towns
Among adults in Eden Lake Township, 76% had a checkup this year. Of 32 CDC measures, Eden Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 2 and trails it on 5.
| Eden Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eden Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults seeing a dentist | 70.5% | 67.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.7% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.1% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Eden Lake Township
The midsummer high for Eden Lake Township comes to 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Eden Lake Township: inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Eden Lake Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2022. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to tornadoes. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2022: one.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dustoff Wildlife Management Area | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Eden Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Eden Lake Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Eden Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Eden Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Eden Lake Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,542 at the 2010 census. Eden Lake Township was organized in 1867.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
Eden Lake Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Eden Lake Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Paynesville Township | — | — | B | — | C+ | B+ |
| Eden Valley | — | — | A | A+ | A− | B+ |
| Luxemburg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Munson Township | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Manannah Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Eden Lake Township, Paynesville Township, Eden Valley and Munson Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eden Lake Township, Paynesville Township and Munson Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Luxemburg Township and Manannah Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eden Lake Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Eden Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eden Lake Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.