Forest Lake.
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5 tracts·21K people·$394K median·679/mi²
White 86 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 4 · Black 3 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Married couple 51 · Living alone 26 · Other 23
Retail 26 · Health 23 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 14 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 1 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 13 · Walk 3 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Forest Lake is $393,500 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Forest Lake has 20,729 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.6; the population is 86.0% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian, 3.0% Black, 2.7% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 35.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.0% (Census ACS).
LILA Lower School (44%), North Lakes Academy Elementary (42%) and Forest View Elementary (40%) lead the elementary schools; Forest Lake Area Middle School (50%), Forest Lake Elementary (42%) and North Lakes Academy Middle School (32%) lead the middle schools; LILA Upper School (42%), Forest Lake Area High School (41%) and North Lakes Academy 7-12 Campus (24%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,421/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Forest Lake is $92,944 a year, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Forest Lake, median rent is $1,421/month and the median home value is $393,500 (Census ACS).
Forest Lake reported 0.9 violent crimes and 17.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 9°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 33 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forest Lake are strong wind (97), hail (91) and tornado (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.03g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Forest Lake, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).