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A town of 6,850, founded in 1857.
Stewartville is one of the best-graded places in America: an A, 57th among Minnesota's 271 graded towns. It has 6 miles of trail and it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B+, is in health. Stewartville’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Bear Cave Park, at 189 acres with 3.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 9 have a higher share of children under 18 than Stewartville.
Where Stewartville beats most towns.
5,916 counted in 2010 and 6,687 in 2020; an estimated 6,850 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Stewartville is from typical.
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Census counts: 830 in 1900, 6,687 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stewartville, 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 Stewartville.
Stewartville has a shorter frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Minnesota and is healthy by national standards but behind most towns in Minnesota.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bear Cave Park | 3.7 mi | 189 |
| 2. Meadow Park | — | 34 |
| 3. Florence Park | 0.1 mi | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Stewartville Public School District. Three of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Stewartville Senior High, with 608 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stewartville MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 480 | C+ |
| Stewartville Senior HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 608 | B− |
| Bear Cave Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 436 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Stewartville for work: only 14% work in town. Stewartville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Stewartville grew to 2,134 in 2023, 391 more than in 2013.
| Stewartville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 9.7% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Children under 18 are 32% of residents (23% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). Stewartville’s median age is 36.6 years. Stewartville has grown 2.4% since 2020, to 6,850 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Stewartville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Stewartville | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.1% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.3% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 20.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Minnesota it is less healthy than 66% of the 271 graded towns: Minnesota sets a high bar.
Stewartville beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Stewartville. Among 271 Minnesota towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Stewartville.
| Stewartville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Stewartville | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 39.5% | 33.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Rochester Intl Ap weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 159 days: shorter than most of the country, but longer than 82% of Minnesota places with climate records. January nights average 6.1°: colder than most of the country, but milder than 81% of Minnesota places with climate records; July afternoons average 80.7°.
Stewartville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The January low in Stewartville is 6°F. About 53 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Stewartville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 6°F | 6°F | 22°F |
| July high | 81°F | 82°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Stewartville since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Stewartville home is worth about $337,000, up 3.1% in a year, close to the Minnesota typical home. 82% of Stewartville households own their home.
| Stewartville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,070 a month | $1,199 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Stewartville
About 3 of every 100 Stewartville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
10.4% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
City in Minnesota, United States
Stewartville is a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. Stewartville sits just south of the Rochester International Airport, which is about 12 miles south of the city of Rochester. The population was 6,687 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 6,919 in 2024. Stewartville is part of the Rochester metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Stewartville grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #57 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools.
Not for the area. That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($91,882 across the Rochester, 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+.
2 notable people were born here, including Richard Warren Sears and John Paul Goode.