Lake Elmo is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lake Elmo, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Lake Elmo have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Lake Elmo in 100 households: 94 owners (MN: 72)
About 14,376 people live in Lake Elmo (2025 Census estimate). The town changed by +41% from 2010 to 2020. Across MN, 18 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 37. Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 62 in 100 (MN: 39).
Median age 40.8 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 61% are men (MN 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lake Elmo says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 8 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Lake Elmo
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lake Elmo’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lake Elmo or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Lake Elmo in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.