ElktonMN
A town of 134, settled in 1887.
Is Elkton a good place to live?
Elkton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
134 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Elkton: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elkton, 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 Elkton.
Most of Elkton’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
In Elkton, the median household income is $54,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The average trip to work for Elkton comes to 29 minutes. The top destinations are Rochester (26%), Austin (15%) and Spring Valley (9%).
| Elkton | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Elkton is inland flooding, at a high overall level
57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 16%. In Elkton, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 72 of 100, against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elkton: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 6° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Elkton is
The share of adults in Elkton who have obesity: 37%. The town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Elkton, 19% of adults binge drink, and 34% sleep under 7 hours.
| Elkton | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 30% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Elkton | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 63.8% | 67.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Elkton
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Elkton
About 0 of every 100 Elkton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Elkton for work
Where Elkton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Elkton
City in Minnesota, United States
Elkton is a city in Marshall Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,394 ft
- ZIP code
- 55933
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Elkton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elkton, MN a good place to live?
Elkton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.