Spring Lake TownshipMN
A town of 3,498.
Is Spring Lake Township a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Lake Township grades B+ overall, 154th of 271 graded towns in Minnesota. The median household earns $147K. Its schools outperform 91% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 84% of the country. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $630K for a typical one and 6.3 times the Minneapolis metro’s $100K median household income. Spring Lake Township’s median rent is $2,197 a month, above both the Minnesota town median ($1,192 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On civic life, just 25 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
97% of working residents leave Spring Lake Township for work
Where Spring Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Spring Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Spring Lake Township is from typical.
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U.S. Bank Stadium and 67 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Lake Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaU.S. Bank Stadium
9 mi Theme parkValleyfair
24 mi Stadium & arenaTarget Field
25 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaGrand Casino Arena
17 mi Theme parkNickelodeon UniversePhoto credits
U.S. Bank Stadium: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Valleyfair: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clumpinglitter/, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Target Field: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Huntington Bank Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grand Casino Arena: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nickelodeon Universe: Tyler Vigen, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Spring Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake Township.
Spring Lake Township owes part of its health edge to its incomes, has household incomes well above the Minnesota norm and gets more snow than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota.
Spring Lake Township’s grade for health is an A−
Against the 2,967 U.S. towns with household incomes like Spring Lake Township’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
28% of Spring Lake Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Spring Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of Spring Lake Township adults binge drink.
| Spring Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spring Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Spring Lake Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 604 in 2013 to 799. 28.9% of workers work from home, against 17.6% across Minnesota.
Most working residents leave Spring Lake Township for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Spring Lake Township has added 195 jobs, to 799 in 2023. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Spring Lake Township.
| Spring Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $147,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Spring Lake Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The Jordan 1ssw weather station, 8 miles away, records that 40 inches of snow fall in a normal winter: more than most of the country, but less than 85% of Minnesota places with climate records. July afternoons average 82.1°: cooler than most of the country, but hotter than 77% of Minnesota places with climate records; January nights average 6.8°.
Spring Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Spring Lake Township’s January low is 7°F.
| Spring Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 7°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 82°F | 82°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
The median household earns $146,953, against $89,062 across Minnesota, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Spring Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.2 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 33% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.9 points). Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Spring Lake Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.1% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.1% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.2% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.4% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.8% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
Conserved land covers 1.8% of Spring Lake Township
2.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Cleary Lake Regional Park, at 253 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Spring Lake Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Spring Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleary Lake Regional Park | 1.2 mi | 253 |
| 2. Fish Lake Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Raymond Avenue Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Spring Lake Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Spring Lake Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Lake Township
About 5 of every 100 Spring Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Spring Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Spring Lake Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,464 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
Spring Lake Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Spring Lake Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B+; Shakopee (B+) is closest.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake Township | #154 | B+ | C− | — | A | A− |
| Prior Lake | #74 | A | C | B | A | A |
| Cedar Lake Township | #115 | A− | C | — | A | A |
| Credit River | — | — | C+ | — | A | — |
| Sand Creek Township | — | — | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Shakopee | #150 | B+ | C+ | B− | B+ | A− |
Sand Creek Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Spring Lake Township, Cedar Lake Township, Credit River and Sand Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Credit River isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Spring Lake Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Spring Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Spring Lake Township grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #154 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Spring Lake Township, MN expensive?
Yes. 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 C−.