Lilydale, Minnesota

About Lilydale

Lilydale is a tiny community in eastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 779.

Lilydale holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,416 residents per square mile.

📰 Lilydale News Today

• Allen Lentsch Star Tribune · Apr 19
• Donna Jean Furey Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• Margaret Agnes Hunt (Peg) Obituary | 1934 - 2026 Star Tribune · Jan 8
• Allen Carl Lentsch Obituary (2026) - Lilydale, MN - Benson & Langehough Funeral Home & Cremation Legacy obituary · Apr 15
• Lilydale, Minnesota Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 19

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lilydale Unique

• The only place in America named Lilydale — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Lilydale

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lilydale

• A-Side Public House — american
• Andiamo Italian Ristorante — italian
• Bean Factory (café)
• Big Island Poke — hawaiian
• Caribou Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Catzen Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Chimborazo
• Colossal Cafe — breakfast
• Due Focacceria — italian
• Estelle — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Highland Park Aquatic Center · Water park
• Catherine G. Murphy Gallery · Art gallery
• Great River Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lilydale

• Highland Park reviews ★
• Mattocks Park reviews ★
• Palace Community Center reviews ★
• Bay Triangle reviews ★
• Cambridge Triangle reviews ★
• Crosby Farm Regional Park reviews ★
• Edgcumbe Parkway reviews ★
• Edgecumbe Recreation Center reviews ★
• Fountain Park reviews ★
• Groveland Park reviews ★
• Ivy Hills Park reviews ★
• Lilydale-Harriet Island Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Lilydale

• ADAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY
• EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERV
• EXPO FOR EXCELLENCE ELEMENTARY SCH
• GROVELAND PARK ELEMENTARY
• Global Arts Plus Lower
• Global Arts Plus Upper
• Hidden River Middle School
• LAURA JEFFREY ACADEMY CHARTER
• NOVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY UPPER SCHOOL
• Nova Classical Academy Lower School
• RANDOLPH HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
• Sisu Environmental School
• St. Paul School of Northern Lights
• St. Paul School of Northern Lights Secondary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lilydale

🏘️ Nearby Communities