Apple Valley, Minnesota

About Apple Valley

Set in the eastern part of Minnesota, Apple Valley is a thriving city, home to 55,272 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Apple Valley holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 16.87 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 3,276 residents per square mile.

📰 Apple Valley News Today

• 13803 Holyoke Path, Apple Valley, MN 55124 Realtor.com · Aug 14
• Leonard Wayne Snyder Obituary (2026) - Apple Valley, MN - White Funeral Home - Apple Valley Legacy obituary · Aug 18
• Obituary | Sandra Kay Di Marco of Apple Valley, Minnesota White Funeral Homes · Aug 16
• Vehicle drives through vacant office space in Apple Valley hometownsource.com · Aug 12
• Apple Valley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Apple Valley Unique

• A top-25 city in Minnesota by population (#17 of 855 incorporated places).
• One of 5 places in the US named Apple Valley — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 55,272.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Apple Valley

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Apple Valley

• Applebee's — american
• Bogart's Place
• Brick & Bourbon — burger
• Carbone's Bar & Grill — pizza
• Celts Craft House — american
• Constellation Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Cowboy Jack's — american
• Curiouser Coffee & Conservatory — breakfast (café)
• Denny's — american
• Doolittle's

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Ampitheater · Attraction
• Minnesota Zoo · Zoo

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Apple Valley

• Johnny Cake Ridge Park West reviews ★
• Apple Grove Park reviews ★
• Carrington Park reviews ★
• Carroll's Woods reviews ★
• Carrollwood Park reviews ★
• Cedar Isle Park reviews ★
• Chippendale Park reviews ★
• Claret Park reviews ★
• Connemara Park reviews ★
• Dallara Park reviews ★
• Delaney Park reviews ★
• Diamond Path Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Apple Valley

• 917 TEA
• APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH
• COOPERATIVE AREA LEARNING PRG.
• Cedar Park Elementary STEM School
• DIAMOND PATH EL SCH OF INTL STUDIES
• FIT Academy
• FIT Academy High School
• GREENLEAF ELEMENTARY
• HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY
• SCOTT HIGHLANDS MIDDLE
• SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARY
• TRANSITION PLUS
• Valley Middle School of STEM
• WESTVIEW ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Apple Valley

🏘️ Nearby Communities