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45.16° N · 93.10° W · GEOID 2737322

Lino Lakes

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

MinnesotaLino Lakes, MNLino LakesLino Lakes

The short answer

Lino Lakes is home to 22,113 people. Median household income is $127,181 a year and median rent is $1,874 a month, 17.7% 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 $407,200, about 3.2x annual median household income.

The story in Lino Lakes is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 14.2% to 17.7% of income. Also notable: The population grew 8.5% since 2020, faster than in 81% of places its size. The growth shows signs of strain: rent is outrunning pay, home prices are pulling away from incomes and many renters are cost-burdened.

93OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Lino Lakes scores better than 93% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 31st of 151 in Minnesota.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%71
Economy 20%78
Safety 20%86
Amenities 15%50
Education 10%70
Commute 10%51
Growth 5%42
Median gross rent
$1,874
37% above the median place
Median household income
$127,181
58% above the median place
Median home value
$407,200
27% above the median place
Unemployment
4.0%
19% 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.

01

Moving to Lino Lakes

Anoka County gains about 2.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in19,481
Moved out18,750
Net+731

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Hennepin County, MN6,8685,394+1,474
Ramsey County, MN3,8802,721+1,159
Wright County, MN383716−333
Isanti County, MN381660−279
Chisago County, MN363473−110

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$65K

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

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Anoka County report $60,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $64,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$75,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,874 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,168 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $407,200.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 22.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Suamico, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.6%
72% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.0%
4% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$60,659
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.0%4% above
Moved from another state10.6%72% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure2.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$60,65914% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$64,9398% below
02

What it costs to live here

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 85% of places we track, yet 61% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

Lino Lakes17.7%
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
$74,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
3.2x
16% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$101,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lino Lakes, $1,874 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lino Lakes, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lino Lakes on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Suamico, WI9612.0% vs 17.7%$6,200Compare
Harrison, WI9414.0% vs 17.7%$6,600Compare
Greenville, WI9412.3% vs 17.7%$5,500Compare
Mokena, IL9112.1% vs 17.7%$5,600Compare

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Homeownership1
92.1%
39% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.1%
21% above the median place
Median year built1
1993
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,87437% above
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate11.0%14% above
Home price to income13.2x16% below
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$4,23730% above
Median home value1$407,20027% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.4%24% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure36.0%30% below
Homeownership192.1%39% above
Renters paying 30%+161.1%21% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,16816% above
Vacant homes1County figure3.1%56% below
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 2.7%, 75% below the median place.

Poverty rate1
2.7%
75% below the median place
Median household income1
$127,181
58% above the median place
Works from home1
22.6%
81% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$53,392 +33%
Unemployment4.0% −19%
Mean commute25 min −0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$127,18158% above
Income per person1$53,39233% above
Unemployment14.0%19% below
Average annual pay6County figure$67,8423% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.0%8% above
Jobs6County figure133,12812% below
Poverty rate12.7%75% below
Mean commute125 min0% below
Works from home122.6%81% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.9%11% above
04

Who lives here

2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 97% of the 2,223 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

No health insurance1
2.1%
67% below the median place
High school or higher1
96.9%
5% above the median place
Population change since 20207
8.5%
above the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.3% +3%
Household size2.7 +9%
Bachelor's or higher43.1% +34%
Median age41.5 +6%
Born abroad5.5% −37%
All 9 people measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population122,1132111th largest
Population change since 202078.5%above (median 1.1%)
Median age141.56% above
Bachelor's or higher143.1%34% above
High school or higher196.9%5% above
Household size12.79% above
Born abroad15.5%37% below
No health insurance12.1%67% below
Homes with broadband195.3%3% above
05

Life in Lino Lakes

About 27 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 96% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

18 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.5 2.3×
Playgrounds per 10k10.4 +11%
Grocery stores per 10k0.9 −58%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.7 −31%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails27 km 13.5×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.6 3.0×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Mississippi National River and Recreation Area 21 miles
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway 26 miles
  • Apostle Islands National Lakeshore 170 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars14.2 −32%
Shops25.4 −16%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics15.0 −26%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

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

Students per teacher14
18.8
22% above the median place
Nearest National Park Service site11
20.6
33% below the median place
Public school students14
3,678
25% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools141122% above
Public school students143,67825% below
Students per teacher1418.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure14.232% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.416% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure15.026% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k1023.5131% above
Playgrounds per 10k1010.411% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.958% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k107.731% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails1027.0above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.6205% above
Nearest National Park Service site1120.633% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1120% above
National Register listings12County figure1838% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 43, 77% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
43
77% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
584
52% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low15
5°F
79% below the median place
Average temperature15
45°F
19% below the median place
July average high15
82°F
6% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureLino LakesAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure82°F6% below
January average low15County figure5°F79% below
Average temperature15County figure45°F19% below
Annual precipitation15County figure32.0 in27% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure88.05% below
Tornado risk16County figure87.37% above
Wildfire risk16County figure81.733% above
Heat wave risk16County figure86.14% below
Median air quality index17County figure3812% below
Good air days17County figure74.1%8% above
08

Lino Lakes in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, up from 18% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Lino Lakes does better than 68% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 32%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,874/mo (2024)$2,420/mo$1,990 to $2,950/mo+4.4%
Median household income$127,181 (2024)$159,500$134,500 to $188,500+3.8%
Median home value$407,200 (2024)$577,000$419,000 to $795,000+6.0%
Population23,220 (2025)24,36023,360 to 25,390+1.0%

The median home would be worth 3.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

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

09

Places like Lino Lakes

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

PlaceRentIncome
Corinth, TX$1,891$120,580Compare
Pompton Lakes, NJ$1,845$124,454Compare
Homer Glen, IL$1,861$136,678Compare
Vail, AZ$2,057$130,904Compare
Vail, AZHomer Glen, ILPompton Lakes, NJCorinth, TXLino Lakes, MNLino LakesCorinthPompton LakesHomer GlenVailLino LakesCorinthHomer GlenVail

Places built like Lino Lakes

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lino Lakes performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lino Lakes, MN17.7%2.0%/yr8.5%
Old Jamestown, MO22.1%2.3%/yrn/aCompare
St. Michael, MN13.6%2.9%/yr23.5%Compare
Prior Lake, MN14.8%4.1%/yr1.9%Compare
Champlin, MN17.5%4.6%/yr-3.3%Compare
Rosemount, MN15.2%4.4%/yr24.3%Compare
Andover, MN17.8%4.6%/yr3.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Lino Lakes a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 93 out of 100, better than 93% of the places we rate and 31st of 151 in Minnesota. On cost, space and class size it scores 89 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lino Lakes expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% 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 $407,200.

What salary do you need to live in Lino Lakes?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $74,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Lino Lakes safe?

There were 43 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Lino Lakes?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Corinth, TX, Pompton Lakes, NJ, Homer Glen, IL and Vail, AZ.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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 Lino Lakes with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lino Lakes itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lino-lakes-minnesota

Citytistics. “Lino Lakes, Minnesota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lino-lakes-minnesota/

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