How long do people stay in their homes in Mendota Heights, MN?

Name: How long people stay in Mendota Heights, MN, 2020–2024
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19.4% (±3.4 points) of households in Mendota Heights, MN moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

24.2% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 19.4% (±3.4 points)
Since before 2000: 24.2%

When households in Mendota Heights moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Mendota Heights	Dakota County	Minnesota	United States
2023 or later	4.0% (±1.6 points)	4.5%	4.4%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.4% (±3.0 points)	18.9%	19.4%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	41.0% (±4.4 points)	39.7%	38.9%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.4% (±3.2 points)	16.9%	16.1%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	14.6% (±2.9 points)	11.2%	10.7%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	9.6% (±2.1 points)	8.9%	10.5%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Mendota Heights, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Dakota County (23.4%).

It is also lower than in Minnesota (23.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Mendota Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mendota Heights
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Mendota Heights	—	19.4% (±3.4 points)	—
Mendota	1.5 mi	20.0% (±14.0 points)	Not measurably different
Lilydale	2.1 mi	22.7% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sunfish Lake	2.3 mi	17.2% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
West St. Paul	2.9 mi	26.8% (±3.9 points)	Higher
South St. Paul	4.6 mi	23.6% (±3.7 points)	Not measurably different
Eagan	4.6 mi	24.9% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Inver Grove Heights	5.0 mi	20.3% (±2.9 points)	Not measurably different
St. Paul	5.1 mi	30.8% (±1.2 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: West St. Paul, MN (26.8%), Eagan, MN (24.9%), St. Paul, MN (30.8%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Dakota County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
9	Farmington	20.9% (±3.2 points)
10	Inver Grove Heights	20.3% (±2.9 points)
11	Rosemount	20.1% (±2.6 points)
12	Mendota	20.0% (±14.0 points)
13	Coates	19.7% (±33.4 points)
14	Hampton	19.5% (±7.2 points)
15	Mendota Heights	19.4% (±3.4 points)
16	Greenvale Township	19.0% (±12.8 points)
17	New Trier	18.8% (±45.7 points)
18	Sunfish Lake	17.2% (±9.4 points)
19	Randolph	15.8% (±6.4 points)
20	Empire	14.6% (±6.8 points)
21	Randolph Township	13.9% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Dakota County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mendota Heights

How often do people move in Mendota Heights?

19.4% of households in Mendota Heights, MN moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Mendota Heights have?

24.2% of households in Mendota Heights have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mendota Heights city, Minnesota

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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