Forest Lake Minnesota Real Estate
Forest Lake, Minnesota, is located in Washington County, 17 miles E of Coon Rapids, Minnesota and 293 miles NW of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Forest Lake has a population of 6,798.
Forest Lake Homes
Forest Lake properties pool is 2,822 residential properties including Forest Lake new homes. Median age of real estate in Forest Lake is 1975. Average Household size is 2.98 people. 5% are one bedroom homes, 30% are 2 bedroom homes, 41% are 3 bedroom homes, 20% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Forest Lake Mortgage Statistics
Forest Lake mortgages vs. USA median statistics
Homes |
Forest Lake |
USA |
Homes With No Mortgage |
16% |
30% |
Homes With Mortgage |
84% |
70% |
First Mortgage Only |
55% |
54% |
First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
29% |
16% |
Forest Lake Area Real Estate Tax
Forest Lake Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $1,321 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 52,898. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Forest Lake School District: Children make up 25.8% of Forest Lake population. Forest Lake has 1,754 under 18 years old residents, or 0.51 kids per one worker, or 0.62 kids per one household.
Forest Lake Real Estate & Forest Lake Homeownership
There are 846.6 or 30% one person households, 931.26 or 33% two person households, and 451.52 or 16% three person households in Forest Lake, Minnesota. Median residents age is 34.5, Senior citizens (65+) make up 922 or 13.6%% of Forest Lake population.
There are 3,429 workers (over 16 years of age) in Forest Lake. Of these, 92.88% drive to work. Approximately 0.7% of workers in Forest Lake take public transportation. An estimated 2.19% walk to work.
Median Forest Lake homeowner's housing expences are 20.4%
Crime in Forest Lake (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
Type of Crime |
Forest Lake |
USA, 2003 |
Violent Crimes |
16.18 |
47.5 |
Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
Aggravated Assaults |
10.3 |
29.5 |
Property Crimes |
713.45 |
358.8 |
Burglaries |
69.14 |
74.0 |
Larceny-Thefts |
558.99 |
241.5 |
Motor Vehicle Thefts |
85.32 |
43.3 |
Invest in Forest Lake Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Forest Lake Minnesota area, you should consider following statistical data:
Category |
Forest Lake |
USA |
Near Medium City |
Coon Rapids, Minnesota |
- |
Near Large City |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
- |
Forest Lake Zip Codes |
55025 |
- |
Forest Lake Area Codes |
651 |
- |
White population |
97.18% |
75.1% |
African-American population |
0.4% |
12.3% |
Asian |
0.54% |
3.6% |
American Indian & Alaskan |
0.4% |
0.9% |
Hispanic (of any race) |
1% |
12.5% |
Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 52,898% |
$42,000 |
Population Below Poverty Level |
6.24% |
12.4% |
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