Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota. Founded in 2006, this town now has 5,300 residents.
Plenty to like here, at a price. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $152K. Elko New Market ranks 93rd of 271 in Minnesota, with an A overall. On that grade it does better than 86% of U.S. towns. Schools are a strength too: its schools rank ahead of 91% of Minnesota towns. The catch is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $475K, 4.8 years of the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. It lags on walkability as well. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow.
Where Elko New Market beats most towns.
4,110 counted in 2010 and 4,846 in 2020; an estimated 5,300 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.6% since 2020, after 17.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Elko New Market is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,972 in 2000, 4,846 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elko New Market, 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 Elko New Market.
Elko New Market has less heart disease than most of Minnesota, sends most of its workers to Lakeville and beyond and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
The public schools here belong to the New Prague Area Schools. Its one school is below. 527 students attend Elko New Market’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle ViewLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 527 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Minnesota is heart disease: 3.7% of its 3,248 adults have heart disease, against 5.9% statewide. Against the 2,594 U.S. towns with household incomes like Elko New Market’s, it is less healthy than 54%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
In Elko New Market, just over a fifth of adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Elko New Market beats the Minnesota average on 13 and trails it on 2. Elko New Market: 72% of adults had a checkup this year, below both the Minnesota town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%).
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.4% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Elko New Market | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.7% | 5.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 8.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.4% | 17.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elko New Market: 96% of households own their home, above both Minnesota’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%). Zillow values the typical Elko New Market home at about $475,000, up 2.1% in a year, 36% above the Minnesota typical home. Homes sold in Elko New Market spent a median 47 days on the market.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,200 a month | $1,192 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 96% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Elko New Market has 316 jobs for its 2,539 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most people who work leave Elko New Market to do it: just 3% work in town. In Elko New Market, the average trip to work is 28 minutes. Jobs based in Elko New Market grew to 316 in 2023, 143 more than in 2013. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $152,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.1% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 9.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median household earns $152,150, against $89,062 across Minnesota, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Minnesota has nearly two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 42%. People 65 and older are 5% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 33% of residents (23% statewide). Since 2020, Elko New Market has grown 9.6%, to 5,300 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Elko New Market, the age of the median resident is 33.7 years.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 33% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Elko New Market | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.9% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.2% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.4% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.7% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Farmington 3 Nw weather station, 11 miles away, records that 41 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 80% of Minnesota places with climate records. January nights average 6.7°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 94% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 81.6°.
The January low for Elko New Market comes to 7°F. Elko New Market’s peak summer temperature stands at 82°F.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 167 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a lower violent crime rate than Elko New Market. Elko New Market's reported crime rate is well below Minnesota's. The level of property crime in the town is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
31% of Elko New Market’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 24%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails total 0.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Elko New Market’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in the town.
| Elko New Market | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Windrose Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elko New Market. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
17 mi Theme parkValleyfair
29 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
29 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
20 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniverseU.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
2 within 15 miles of the center of Elko New Market
About 2 of every 100 Elko New Market residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Elko New Market’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Minnesota, United States
Elko New Market is a city in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 2006 through a merging of bordering cities Elko and New Market. The population was 4,846 at the 2020 census. Served by Interstate 35 and Scott County Road 2, the city contains one public school, and is notable as the location of Elko Speedway. The New Market Hotel and Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The city contains a marker for the Big Woods of south–central Minnesota.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Elko New Market grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #93 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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