2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Maple Lake, MN vs Buffalo, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Buffalo, is 6% more than it is in Maple Lake and is 7% above the National Average.
- Maple Lake unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Buffalo unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Maple Lake, MNBuffalo, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,466  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,036$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Maple Lake, MNBuffalo, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Maple Lake, MNBuffalo, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Maple Lake    1 Reviews

Maple Lake is a modest community, classified as a rural small town. It is 35-40 miles from the Twin Cities 495 commuter highway system. It's tax base is small, but  More

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Reviews for Buffalo    1 Reviews

I pay only $525 + elec. for a 1 BR downtown, above one of the downtown stores. Old and certainly not fancy, but convenient and somewhat charming. Most of the places  More

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