Forest Prairie TownshipMN
A town of 1,002, settled in 1879.
Is Forest Prairie Township a good place to live?
Forest Prairie Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools. Forest Prairie Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Forest Prairie Township. Homes are within reach, about $323K for a typical one, or 4.3 years of the county’s $75K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Clear Lake Park, at 35 acres. Forest Prairie Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,002 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Forest Prairie Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Forest Prairie Township is from typical.
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Moving to Forest Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest Prairie 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 Forest Prairie Township.
Most of Forest Prairie Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Forest Prairie Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $108,000, Forest Prairie Township’s median household income is above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). 5.6% of workers work from home in Forest Prairie Township.
| Forest Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.6% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Forest Prairie Township
Forest Prairie Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Forest Prairie Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Forest Prairie Township are healthier than 65% of U.S. towns
Forest Prairie Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 29% of Forest Prairie Township adults feel lonely.
| Forest Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Forest Prairie Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clear Lake Park | — | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Forest Prairie Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Forest Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Forest Prairie Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Forest Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Forest Prairie Township for work
Where Forest Prairie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Prairie Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Forest Prairie Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 869 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,138 ft
Questions about Forest Prairie Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Prairie Township, MN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.