Byron vs High Forest

A side-by-side comparison of Byron and High Forest: population, income, housing, and more.

Byron and High Forest are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Byron has the higher population (6,510 vs 132 in High Forest). Byron has the higher median household income ($121,681 vs $120,625 in High Forest). Byron has the higher median home value ($326,400 vs $297,900 in High Forest).

Population, income & housing

	Byron	High Forest
Population	6,510	132
Median age	37.4 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$121,681	$120,625
Median home value	$326,400	$297,900
Median gross rent	$1,079	—
Housing units	2,453	46
Homeownership rate	81.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.5%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Byron	High Forest
Population	5,462 → 6,510 (+19.2%)	118 → 132 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$94,153 → $121,681 (+29.2%)	$99,063 → $120,625 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$218,400 → $326,400 (+49.5%)	$293,800 → $297,900 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,079 (+12.7%)	—

Byron

Population

5,4626,510

Median household income

$94,153$121,681

Median home value

$218,400$326,400

Median gross rent

$957$1,079

High Forest

Population

118132

Median household income

$99,063$120,625

Median home value

$293,800$297,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Byron	High Forest
Under 5	4.5%	12.1%
5 to 17	25.9%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	14.8%	5.3%
55 to 64	7.3%	22.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	12.9%
75 and over	5.3%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Byron	High Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	98.5%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	2.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Byron	High Forest
No high school diploma	0.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	18.3%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Byron	High Forest
Drove alone	69.0%	69.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	3.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	26.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Byron	High Forest
1-unit, detached	77.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Byron	High Forest
Poverty rate	6.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.69	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	2000	1959