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SheetMN-MAPLE-GROVE-MN · Maple Grove, MN 70,539 pop · income 90th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Maple Grove
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Maple Grove on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Decatur · lowest
50,809
Decatur · lowest
50,809 median HH income
24.8% of the leader · rank #1
Grosse Pointe… · near
129,442
Grosse Pointe… · near
129,442 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #2
Columbine · near
129,480
Columbine · near
129,480 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #3
Maple Grove · this city
129,481
Maple Grove · this city
129,481 median HH income
63.1% of the leader · rank #4
Highland Lakes · near
129,500
Highland Lakes · near
129,500 median HH income
63.2% of the leader · rank #5
Fate · near
129,500
Fate · near
129,500 median HH income
63.2% of the leader · rank #6
Dublin · highest
205,046
Dublin · highest
205,046 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Maple Grove on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 70,539.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Maple Grove - the verdict
Maple Grove ranks in the 90th percentile for household income and the 35th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
90th
percentile, household income
77th
percentile, home value
36th
percentile, median rent
35th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Maple Grove, MN
Minnesota's Maple Grove is a small city, with 70,539 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $129,481 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.4%. Maple Grove's housing stock carries a median value of $397,400, and the median resident age is 40.9 years. 55.9% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 70.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 435 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 6% from five years earlier. Crime here tracks close to the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 1876.5 incidents per 100,000 residents, near the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Minnesota tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Minnesota scores 98.6 (Near Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,125 per month. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Minnesota's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). The average commute for Maple Grove workers runs 18.0 minutes, with 66.8% driving alone and 24.8% working from home. Natural-hazard exposure scores 42.4 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Maple Grove's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from reported crime to population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist to housing and income to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Maple Grove, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
What can the FBI record say about safety in Maple Grove?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1876.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 18% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Is Maple Grove growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +3,605 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +5.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 435 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
What does the education layer cover for Maple Grove?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 15 public schools within the city match. 55.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Which cities make useful reference points for Maple Grove?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Minnesota, the closest population matches are St. Cloud (69,926 residents, $61,112 income); Blaine (71,261 residents, $103,382 income); Lakeville (72,480 residents, $138,119 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Dublin, CA (70,542 residents); Ankeny, IA (70,542 residents); Bayonne, NJ (70,468 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Maple Grove?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
3.1×
Home value
$397,400
Household income
$129,481
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What does the journey to work look like in Maple Grove?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 66.8%. The reported mean trip to work is 18.0 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Drive alone
66.8%
Work from home
24.8%
Public transit
1.6%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 38,941 workers age 16+.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Minnesota average
B+
City profile score · Maple Grove, MN
75/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$129,481
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A
55.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A-
2.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime B-
113 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
98.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Maple Grove profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 90/100 (A+) · $129,481
Bachelor's+ share: 89/100 (A) · 55.9%
Poverty rate: 83/100 (A-) · 2.4%
Violent crime: 68/100 (B-) · 113 /100k
Cost of living: 46/100 (D) · 98.6 index
Where Maple Grove sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Maple Grove's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Maple Grove highlighted among 12 peers.Read the chart values
Maple Grove, MN (this city): home $397,400, crime 1,877/100k
Dublin, CA : home $1,224,100, crime 2,072/100k
Ankeny, IA : home $311,300, crime 1,188/100k
Lafayette, IN : home $157,600, crime 2,642/100k
Decatur, IL : home $97,300, crime 3,470/100k
Baldwin Park, CA : home $588,100, crime 1,834/100k
St. Cloud, MN : home $212,800, crime 3,323/100k
Blaine, MN : home $327,500, crime 1,500/100k
Lakeville, MN : home $425,200, crime 648/100k
Eagan, MN : home $380,800, crime 1,873/100k
Burnsville, MN : home $335,100, crime 2,098/100k
Woodbury, MN : home $434,900, crime 1,279/100k
How does Maple Grove compare to other US cities?
Where Maple Grove sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income90% higher than other cities
Home value77% pricier than other cities
Median rent36% pricier than other cities
Safety35% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Minnesota alone, Maple Grove ranks #185 of 229 Minnesota cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Maple Grove against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Minnesota only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Minnesota-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Maple Grove near the bottom of Minnesota's cities
Among the 785 Minnesota cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Maple Grove ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Maple Grove only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#44 of 775
94th percentile in Minnesota
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 785
0th percentile in Minnesota
Median Home Value
#63 of 774
92nd percentile in Minnesota
Poverty Rate
#580 of 785
25th percentile in Minnesota
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#43 of 784
95th percentile in Minnesota
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Minnesota only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
90th percentile nationally for median household income · 35th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Maple Grove's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Maple Grove's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Maple Grove's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$397,40023rd percentilemore affordable than 23% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Maple Grove's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,053 of 15,516
More affordable than 55% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#127 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 3.1×, Maple Grove sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,053 of 15,516 and #127 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$129,481Maple Grove, MN median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Maple Grove, MN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Maple Grove, MN.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)55.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)70.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
70,539
Median Income
$129,481
Median Home Value
$397,400
Median Age
40.9
Poverty Rate
2.4%
Labor force participation
70.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
55.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1876.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
113.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1763.4
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
15
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Maple Grove's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
70,288 residents
2021
70,607 residents
2022
70,646 residents
2023
71,525 residents
2024
72,891 residents
2025
73,893 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
435
housing units authorized
Single-Family
435
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
6.2
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
461
236
225
$97.7M
2020
764
156
608
$119.0M
2021
590
290
300
$111.3M
2022
782
250
532
$132.0M
2023
535
287
248
$123.8M
2024
435
435
0
$125.5M
Permit volume decreased 6% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
18.0 minutes
Drive Alone
66.8%
Carpool
5.6%
Public Transit
1.6%
Walk
0.5%
Work from Home
24.8%
Other
0.7%
Based on 38,941 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Minnesota statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Minnesota at $225 (electricity about $95 , water and sewer about $45 ).
These are Minnesota statewide averages, not a meter reading for Maple Grove. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Minnesota's BEA cost-of-living index is 98.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Maple Grove is $1,125/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Minnesota statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 42.4 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Minnesota statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Maple Grove sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Maple Grove compares to similar-size Minnesota cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.