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43.93° N · 93.96° W · GEOID 2740310

Mapleton

Blue Earth County, Minnesota · part of the Mankato, MN metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Mapleton is home to 1,728 people. Median household income is $80,909 a year and median rent is $782 a month, 11.6% 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 $181,900, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$782
43% below the median place
Median household income
$80,909
1% above the median place
Median home value
$181,900
43% below the median place
Unemployment
5.6%
14% above 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 Mapleton

  • The median rent takes only 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • The population has fallen 4.9% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 94% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 32.1 years old, younger than in 91% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1955, older housing than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Mapleton

Blue Earth County loses about 9.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,290
Moved out3,803
Net−513

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Nicollet County, MN642794−152
Hennepin County, MN172383−211
Le Sueur County, MN170145+25
Waseca County, MN131125+6
Dakota County, MN83173−90
Scott County, MN7799−22
Ramsey County, MN143
Faribault County, MN97

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$48K
Leavers$52K

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

Who moves here
3.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Blue Earth County report $48,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $51,600, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$31,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $782 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,388 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $181,900.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 6.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Union, MO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.5%
40% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$47,996
32% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-9.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.5%40% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.0%1% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-9.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$47,99632% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$51,58527% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.6%, 43% below the median place.

Mapleton11.6%
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
$31,280
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.6%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$76,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1955
1% below the median place
Median home value1
$181,900
43% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,388
26% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$78243% below
Rent to income111.6%43% below
Property tax rate11.3%43% above
Home price to income12.3x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure91.010% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,23024% below
HUD area median income4County figure$106,5001% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,36927% below
Median home value1$181,90043% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%48% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure38.9%25% below
Homeownership176.0%14% above
Renters paying 30%+150.4%0% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,38826% below
Vacant homes1County figure7.6%7% above
Median year built119551% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
6.5%
48% below the median place
Income per person1
$31,810
21% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute23 min −9%
Unemployment5.6% +14%
Poverty rate13.4% +25%
Median household income$80,909 +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$80,9091% above
Income per person1$31,81021% below
Unemployment15.6%14% above
Average annual pay6County figure$59,40510% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure41,48372% below
Poverty rate113.4%25% above
Mean commute123 min9% below
Works from home16.5%48% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Population change since 2020 is -4.9%, below the median place (median 1.1%).

Population change since 20207
-4.9%
below the median place (median 1.1%)
Median age1
32.1
18% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.7%
4% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance4.5% −30%
Household size2.7 +6%
Homes with broadband90.5% −2%
Bachelor's or higher26.4% −18%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7286646th largest
Population change since 20207-4.9%below (median 1.1%)
Median age132.118% below
Bachelor's or higher126.4%18% below
High school or higher195.7%4% above
Household size12.76% above
Born abroad1County figure5.3%39% below
No health insurance14.5%30% below
Homes with broadband190.5%2% below
05

Life in Mapleton

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Main Street Commercial Buildings listed 1980
  • Troendle, Lucas, House listed 1980
  • Mapleton Public Library listed 2009

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents34.7 3.4×
Playgrounds per 10k40.5 4.3×
Grocery stores per 10k11.6 5.5×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k23.1 2.1×
Libraries per 10k11.6 13.3×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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 bars22.5 +8%
Shops40.1 +32%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.0 +46%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.5 −13%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

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

Public school students13
946
81% below the median place
Public schools13
3
67% below the median place
Students per teacher13
15.3
1% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13367% below
Public school students1394681% below
Students per teacher1315.31% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.58% above
Shops per 10k9County figure40.132% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.046% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.513% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k1034.7241% above
Playgrounds per 10k1040.5330% above
Grocery stores per 10k1011.6above (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1023.1108% above
Libraries per 10k1011.6above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 188, 2% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
188
2% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
610
50% 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 low14
6°F
75% below the median place
Average temperature14
45°F
17% below the median place
July average high14
82°F
5% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureMapletonAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure82°F5% below
January average low14County figure6°F75% below
Average temperature14County figure45°F17% below
Annual precipitation14County figure33.2 in24% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure72.222% below
Tornado risk15County figure77.15% below
Wildfire risk15County figure31.848% below
Heat wave risk15County figure69.323% below
Median air quality index16County figure422% below
Good air days16County figure65.3%5% below
08

Mapleton in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% 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$782/mo (2024)$990/mo$820 to $1,210/mo+4.1%
Median household income$80,909 (2024)$103,000$87,000 to $121,500+4.1%
Median home value$181,900 (2024)$259,000$188,000 to $357,000+6.1%
Population1,622 (2025)1,5901,520 to 1,660−0.4%

The median home would be worth 2.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

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

09

Places like Mapleton

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

PlaceRentIncome
Union, MO$858$73,435Compare
Harrah, OK$939$84,375Compare
Charlestown, IN$1,033$77,288Compare
Siloam Springs, AR$1,003$72,065Compare
Siloam Springs, ARCharlestown, INHarrah, OKUnion, MOMapleton, MNMapletonUnionHarrahCharlestownSiloam SpringsMapletonUnionHarrahCharlestownSiloam Springs

Common questions

Is Mapleton a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 11.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 91% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places. On cost, space and class size it scores 87 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Mapleton expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.6% 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 $181,900.

What salary do you need to live in Mapleton?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,280 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Mapleton safe?

There were 188 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Mapleton?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Union, MO, Harrah, OK, Charlestown, IN and Siloam Springs, AR.

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. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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 Mapleton with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Mapleton itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/mapleton-minnesota

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

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