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There were 8,747 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. The city had 29 schools in 2026. In July 2026, median gross rent was US$1,283 per month and the median home value was US$370,100. In July 2026, Elk River had a population of 26,793.

Last checked 2026-09-1934 sources

Population27,896people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,294EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,128EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate1.58%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime1,096offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 31% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean6.75µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Elk River?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Elk River.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 79.2%, and the vacancy rate was 3.71% in July 2026. 39.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Elk River recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,283/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent39.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)3.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,607 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,227 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,128 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes200 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Elk River a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–65%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student54%strong on education, weak on work · range 44–64%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%
Retirement48%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 37–59%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,559 of 27,896 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$108,741 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Elk River is 1.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income108,741 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband80.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription92.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet3.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet5.36 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary4,294 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,383 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov22Official
Unemployment rate1.58 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Elk River?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,383 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,091of €3,400 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,400
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,227
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,091
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Elk River. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Elk River. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher94.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools29 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents23.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio237 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents8,747 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,159 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elk River when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesElk River highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Elk River highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Elk River1,096
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents1,096 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents59.81 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes24 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.38 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work0.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Nearest airportMIC3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport32 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Elk River. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Elk River.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Elk River is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.75 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202433Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -5.28 · Feb -2.22 · Mar 4.72 · Apr 13.44 · May 20.56 · Jun 25.89 · Jul 28.56 · Aug 27 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 14.33 · Nov 4.94 · Dec -2.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -15.83 · Feb -13.89 · Mar -7.61 · Apr -0.056 · May 6.94 · Jun 13.44 · Jul 16.06 · Aug 14.28 · Sep 9.44 · Oct 2.28 · Nov -4.72 · Dec -11.89 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan -10.56 · Feb -8.06 · Mar -1.44 · Apr 6.67 · May 13.78 · Jun 19.67 · Jul 22.28 · Aug 20.61 · Sep 16 · Oct 8.33 · Nov 0.111 · Dec -7.22 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 20.32 · Feb 21.08 · Mar 42.42 · Apr 77.22 · May 106.7 · Jun 113 · Jul 114 · Aug 102.4 · Sep 91.69 · Oct 75.18 · Nov 43.43 · Dec 27.94 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading107 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites11 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation486.2 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature21.51 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature7.9 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-7.49 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Rochester ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Gatineau (Canada) ±1.3 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.7 °C, Markham (Canada) ±3.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±3.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,559 is not 1.6% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share1.63 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,559 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density254.5 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population27,896 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics28,039 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value370,100 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes79.23 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate72.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad5.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents4.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.63 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage67.68 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage78 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance2.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher33.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available96.48 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over14,581 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home15.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Elk River

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Dayton as an Elk River alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 435 Dayton vs 1,096 Elk River−60%
  • Median gross pay, city: €5,304 Dayton vs €4,294 Elk River+24%
  • Foreign residents: 2.4% Dayton vs 1.6% Elk River+46%
  • Unemployment: 1.9% Dayton vs 1.6% Elk River+20%
  • Residents: 11,402 Dayton vs 27,896 Elk River−59%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Dayton vs 6.8 µg/m³ Elk River+15%
  • Nearest airport: 24.0 km Dayton vs 32.0 km Elk River−25%
Full comparisonMore about Dayton

Plainfield as an Elk River alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 598 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 1.6% Elk River+139%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.6% Elk River+275%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 1,096 Elk River−32%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 27,896 Elk River+79%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 32.0 km Elk River−72%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,294 Elk River+12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €4,383 Elk River−8%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Elk River

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Saint Michael 13.6 km away
Rent
1,370 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,936 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Elk River, nearest in population first.

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East Haven27,923 residentsCarrollton27,925 residentsLemon Grove27,936 residentsWilsonville27,833 residentsAberdeen27,961 residentsMonroeville municipality27,966 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Elk River?

The median gross salary is 4,383 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Elk River?

The unemployment rate is 1.58 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Elk River?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.75 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Elk River?

Police recorded 1,096 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Elk River?

The published population is 27,896 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Elk River?

1,559 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Elk River a good place to live?

Elk River may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Elk River?

Otsego, Albertville, Big Lake, Ramsey, Rogers are near Elk River. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05
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