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45.10° N · 92.97° W · GEOID 2715616

Dellwood

Washington County, Minnesota · part of the Minneapolis, MN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

MinnesotaDellwood, MNDellwoodDellwood

The short answer

Dellwood is home to 1,181 people. Median household income is $225,000 a year and median rent is $1,710 a month, 9.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $873,600, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,710
25% above the median place
Median household income
$225,000
180% above the median place
Median home value
$873,600
174% above the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
31% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Dellwood

  • The median rent takes only 9.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • The median household earns $225,000 a year, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • The median home is valued at $873,600, more than in 94% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • 67% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 92% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 84 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Dellwood

Washington County gains about 7.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in16,250
Moved out14,269
Net+1,981

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$81K
Leavers$85K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Washington County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.7% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Washington County report $81,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $84,900.
Income you would need
$68,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,710 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,383 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $873,600.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 24.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lucas, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
8.2%
43% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
7.9
above the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out8
$84,944
21% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year18.2%43% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.7%15% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure7.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$81,21215% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$84,94421% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 9.1%, 55% below the median place.

Dellwood9.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$68,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.1%
55% below the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$197,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
96.7%
46% above the median place
Median home value1
$873,600
174% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,383
81% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,71025% above
Rent to income19.1%55% below
Property tax rate10.8%7% below
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.84% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7347% above
HUD area median income4County figure$131,50023% above
Property tax paid (median)1$7,406127% above
Median home value1$873,600174% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.8%44% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure35.0%32% below
Homeownership196.7%46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.1%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,38381% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.4%52% below
Median year built119810% above
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $225,000, 180% above the median place.

Median household income1
$225,000
180% above the median place
Income per person1
$105,185
162% above the median place
Works from home1
24.8%
99% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$225,000180% above
Income per person1$105,185162% above
Unemployment1County figure3.4%31% below
Average annual pay6County figure$63,6364% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.8%30% above
Jobs6County figure96,63536% below
Poverty rate1County figure5.1%52% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home124.8%99% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.6%29% below
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.9%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.9%
8% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.0%
69% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
66.9%
109% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size3.0 +21%
Homes with broadband96.1% +4%
Median age44.5 +14%
Born abroad3.3% −63%
All 9 people measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,1816646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age144.514% above
Bachelor's or higher166.9%109% above
High school or higher199.9%8% above
Household size13.021% above
Born abroad13.3%63% below
No health insurance12.0%69% below
Homes with broadband196.1%4% above
05

Life in Dellwood

43 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k16.9 +80%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −85%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.0 −23%
Shops25.3 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.8 +41%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.5 −3%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
97
above the median place (median 9)
Restaurants and bars per 10k9
16.0
23% below the median place
Public school students12
46,165
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure97above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure46,165above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure17.816% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure16.023% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.317% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.841% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure19.53% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1016.980% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.385% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure43231% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 6°F, 75% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Dellwood. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
6°F
75% below the median place
Good air days15
94.9%
39% above the median place
Average temperature13
45°F
18% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureDellwoodAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure6°F75% below
Average temperature13County figure45°F18% below
Annual precipitation13County figure33.0 in25% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure83.99% below
Tornado risk14County figure94.416% above
Wildfire risk14County figure64.05% above
Heat wave risk14County figure80.311% below
Median air quality index15County figure3421% below
Good air days15County figure94.9%39% above
08

Dellwood in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 8% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 7% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,333/mo (2023)$1,760/mo$1,420 to $2,180/mo+4.1%
Median household income$225,000 (2024)$282,000$238,500 to $334,000+3.8%
Median home value$873,600 (2024)$1,228,000$892,000 to $1,692,000+5.8%
Population1,148 (2025)1,1401,100 to 1,190−0.1%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Dellwood

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lucas, TX$1,764$221,364Compare
Medfield, MA$2,014$218,946Compare
Poolesville, MD$1,831$205,919Compare
Medina, MN$1,429$230,859Compare
Medina, MNPoolesville, MDMedfield, MALucas, TXDellwood, MNDellwoodLucasMedfieldPoolesvilleMedinaDellwoodLucasMedfieldPoolesvilleMedina

Common questions

Is Dellwood a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 9.1% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places. 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 151 Minnesota places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Dellwood expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $873,600.

What salary do you need to live in Dellwood?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $68,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Dellwood?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lucas, TX, Medfield, MA, Poolesville, MD and Medina, MN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Dellwood with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Dellwood itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/dellwood-minnesota

Citytistics. “Dellwood, Minnesota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/dellwood-minnesota/

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