Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,659, platted in 1849. Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Lakeland’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for schools, and an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 12% of residents are under 18 in Lakeland, against 23% in Minnesota’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. On incomes, just 44 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do better. On history, just 30 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do better. Lakeland has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lakeland beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Afton-Lakeland Elementary | K–5 | 437 |
| Widest gap | Lakeland | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 11.4% |
John T. Chyphers HouseWhere Lakeland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Lakeland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 303 in 1880, 1,710 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1849 and 2 maps from 1946 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakeland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
16 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
22 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
25 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
20 mi Stadium & arenaAllianz Field
16 mi MuseumMinnesota State CapitolU.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Allianz Field: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0 · Minnesota State Capitol: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakeland, 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 Lakeland.
Its public schools are run by the Stillwater Area Public Schools. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afton-Lakeland ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 437 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Lakeland beats the Minnesota average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 26% of Lakeland adults sleep under 7 hours, below both the Minnesota town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 27% of adults feel lonely in Lakeland.
| Lakeland | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lakeland | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Lakeland for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Lakeland has added 66 jobs, to 358 in 2023. 3.3% of Lakeland residents live below the poverty line.
| Lakeland | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lakeland’s median age is 56.2 years. Lakeland has lost 3.2% of its people since 2020, down to 1,659 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Lakeland | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.2 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 33% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 71% are men (MN 51%).
| Lakeland | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 32.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 72 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lakeland.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lakeland has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Lakeland home is worth about $407,000, up 1.3% in a year, 17% above the Minnesota typical home. The median rent in Lakeland is $1,668 a month.
| Lakeland | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,668 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jackson Farm Preserve | — | 14 |
| 2. Humphries Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Crocker Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Lakeland
About 4 of every 100 Lakeland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
3 places in Lakeland on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Minnesota, United States
Lakeland is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,710 at the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Lakeland.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
| Lakeland Shores | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake St. Croix Beach | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
| West Lakeland Township | #60 | A | C | — | A | A |
| Afton | #162 | B+ | D | — | A | A |
Lakeland and Lake St. Croix Beach have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lakeland, Lake St. Croix Beach, West Lakeland Township and Afton report no FBI crime data of their own. Lakeland Shores isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lakeland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Minnesota.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro 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−.
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