Red LakeMN
1,481 people live in this town in Minnesota.
Is Red Lake a good place to live?
Red Lake’s average trip to work is 6 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 257 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower going rate for rent than Red Lake. Red Lake’s trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both Minnesota’s towns (0.5) and U.S. towns (0.4). Red Lake is home to Red Lake Nation College. We don’t grade Red Lake yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Red Lake stand out
Where Red Lake beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Red Lake Nation College | 256 |
1,481 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Red Lake: who provides what
Red Lake is unincorporated, so Beltrami County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Red Lake.
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Red Lake than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
One in 3 of Red Lake’s working residents works locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 920, to 997. The top destinations are Redby (9%), Little Rock (6%) and Minneapolis (5%).
| Red Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 41% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 36% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Red Lake’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Red Lake Public School District. Two of its 11 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 5 public schools in Red Lake teach 1,047 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 1–5 | Grades 1–5 | 526 | D− |
| Red Lake SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 377 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Red Lake
Red Lake’s peak summer temperature stands at 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Red Lake stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work
No town among the 272 in Minnesota we compare has a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Red Lake. Red Lake: 43% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Only 6 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Red Lake. CDC measures, 32 in all: Red Lake beats Minnesota on 2 and trails on 29.
| Red Lake | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Red Lake | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.9% | 33.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 42.6% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Red Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Red Lake break down as 54% from inland flooding and 29% from cold waves. Its natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 41 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Red Lake is conserved land
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 8.4 miles. Parks and preserves in Red Lake: one, of 5 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shady Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Red Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Red Lake
About 1 of every 100 Red Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Every workday, about 898 people come to Red Lake for work
Where Red Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Red Lake
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
Red Lake (Ojibwe: Ogaakaaning) is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory located in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Red Lake had a total population of 1,786. The Red Lake Indian Reservation is based in Red Lake.
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- Area
- 5.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
- ZIP code
- 56671
Questions about Red Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Red Lake, MN a good place to live?
We don’t grade Red Lake yet; the figures below are still real. 1,481 people live in this town in Minnesota.