Lake View TownshipMN
A town of 1,794.
Is Lake View Township a good place to live?
Lake View Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and a B for health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Lake View Township’s January low is -1°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. The typical home is worth about $392K, 5.5 years of the Detroit Lakes area’s $71K median household income. Only 46 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest place to walk is Dunton Locks County Park, 40 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Lake View Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Lake View Township stand out
Where Lake View Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Lake View Township for work
Where Lake View Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lake View Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Lake View Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lake View Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lake View 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 Lake View Township.
More than half of Lake View Township’s working residents commute to Detroit Lakes
Most working residents leave Lake View Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Lake View Township grew to 190 in 2023, 45 more than in 2013. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Lake View Township, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Lake View Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lake View Township’s public schools outperform 56% of Minnesota districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–9 | Grades PK–9 | 53 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Older than Minnesota overall
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). Lake View Township’s median age is 45.8 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Lake View Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 45.8 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Lake View Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.8% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Lake View Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1997, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lake View Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake View Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lake View Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Lake View Township is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake View Township is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Lake View Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 27% of adults feel lonely in Lake View Township. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Lake View Township.
| Lake View Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lake View Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer lonely adults | 26.9% | 31.2% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.7% | 68.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Lake View Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dunton Locks County Park | 1.1 mi | 40 |
| 2. Bucks Mill AMA | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 3. Johnson WPA | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lake View Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake View Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lake View Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Lake View Township
Lake View Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,685 at the 2010 census.
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Lake View Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lake View Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View Township | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Detroit Lakes | #243 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Lake Eunice Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Detroit Township | — | — | C+ | — | B | B |
| Candor Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B |
Lake View Township, Lake Eunice Township, Detroit Township and Burlington Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lake View Township, Lake Eunice Township, Detroit Township and Burlington Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Candor Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lake View Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake View Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake View 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.