Is Lynden Township a good place to live?
The best of Lynden Township’s subject grades are an A− for health and a B+ for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 11 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Lynden Township's schools rank behind 69% of the state's. On history, just 54 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Warner Lake County Park, at 297 acres with 5.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Lynden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Lynden Township for work
Where Lynden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lynden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Lynden Township is from typical.
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Moving to Lynden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lynden 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 Lynden Township.
Residents of Lynden Township are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Lynden Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults feel lonely in Lynden Township, below both the Minnesota town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 19% of Lynden Township adults binge drink.
| Lynden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Lynden Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 71.9% | 68.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Lynden Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Lynden Township for work: only 2% work in town. Lynden Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Lynden Township is $112,000.
| Lynden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 4.5% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Lynden Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Lynden Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Lynden Township’s July high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lynden Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lynden Township has set aside 1.3% of its land for conservation
6.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Lynden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Warner Lake County Park | 5.5 mi | 297 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lynden Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lynden Township
About 3 of every 100 Lynden Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Lynden Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Lynden Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2010 census. Lynden Township was organized in 1859.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
- Elevation
- 971 ft
Lynden Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Lynden Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden Township | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
| Clearwater Township | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
| Clearwater | — | — | A− | — | C− | A− |
| Clear Lake Township | — | — | C | — | C | B+ |
| St. Cloud | #269 | C− | B− | D | C− | B− |
| Fair Haven Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B+ |
| St. Augusta | #187 | B | B− | — | C− | A− |
Lynden Township, Clearwater Township, Clearwater, Clear Lake Township and Fair Haven Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lynden Township, Clearwater Township, Clearwater, Clear Lake Township, Fair Haven Township and St. Augusta report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lynden Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Lynden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lynden Township, MN expensive?
Cloud, MN 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−.