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Garbage Disposal Repair in Minnesota

Across the 59 Minnesota towns we route calls in, 57% of housing units are detached houses and 31% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

The quick answer

Of the housing in the 59 Minnesota towns covered here, 57% is detached, 31% sits in multi-unit buildings and 1% is manufactured. Ownership of the disposal follows that split far more reliably than the fault does.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

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How Minnesota is built

Housing type	Share of housing units
Detached houses	57%
Attached houses	11%
Multi-unit buildings	31%
Manufactured and mobile homes	1%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 1,305,708 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 36 Minnesota towns lead on detached houses, 20 Minnesota towns lead on single-family housing, 2 Minnesota towns lead on multi-unit buildings, 1 Minnesota towns lead on a mix of building types. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

Town	Detached	Multi-unit	Housing units
Minneapolis	50%	41%	498,968
Saint Paul	53%	34%	342,226
Burnsville	46%	34%	26,783
Eden Prairie	54%	25%	26,363
Hopkins	35%	54%	24,574
Lakeville	76%	9%	22,519
Anoka	67%	20%	20,317
Shakopee	61%	18%	18,028

Checking a plumber in Minnesota

Minnesota licenses are issued by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. The Minnesota lookup also shows bond status and any enforcement action.

Towns we route in Minnesota

Andover 89% detached · 3% multi-unit
Anoka 67% detached · 20% multi-unit
Belle Plaine 84% detached · 9% multi-unit
Bethel 87% detached · 1% multi-unit
Burnsville 46% detached · 34% multi-unit
Carver 88% detached · 4% multi-unit
Cedar 94% detached · 2% multi-unit
Champlin 76% detached · 10% multi-unit
Chanhassen 64% detached · 14% multi-unit
Chaska 60% detached · 19% multi-unit
Circle Pines 68% detached · 10% multi-unit
Cologne 94% detached · 2% multi-unit
Cottage Grove 80% detached · 7% multi-unit
Dayton 94% detached · 2% multi-unit
Eden Prairie 54% detached · 25% multi-unit
Elko New Market 92% detached · 2% multi-unit
Excelsior 80% detached · 12% multi-unit
Farmington 71% detached · 7% multi-unit
Forest Lake 67% detached · 21% multi-unit
Hamburg 80% detached · 18% multi-unit
Hamel 84% detached · 6% multi-unit
Hampton 87% detached · 8% multi-unit
Hastings 64% detached · 21% multi-unit
Hopkins 35% detached · 54% multi-unit
Hugo 69% detached · 6% multi-unit
Inver Grove Heights 54% detached · 22% multi-unit
Jordan 81% detached · 8% multi-unit
Lake Elmo 81% detached · 4% multi-unit
Lakeville 76% detached · 9% multi-unit
Long Lake 84% detached · 10% multi-unit
Maple Grove 68% detached · 8% multi-unit
Maple Plain 86% detached · 13% multi-unit
Mayer 97% detached · under 1% multi-unit
Minneapolis 50% detached · 41% multi-unit
Minnetonka 77% detached · 15% multi-unit
Mound 79% detached · 13% multi-unit
New Germany 92% detached · 7% multi-unit
New Prague 79% detached · 10% multi-unit
Newport 65% detached · 30% multi-unit
Norwood Young America 66% detached · 24% multi-unit
Osseo 61% detached · 20% multi-unit
Prior Lake 79% detached · 7% multi-unit
Randolph 95% detached · 1% multi-unit
Rogers 80% detached · 11% multi-unit
Rosemount 69% detached · 9% multi-unit
Saint Bonifacius 88% detached · 4% multi-unit
Saint Francis 70% detached · 9% multi-unit
Saint Paul 53% detached · 34% multi-unit
Saint Paul Park 73% detached · 13% multi-unit
Savage 69% detached · 10% multi-unit
Shakopee 61% detached · 18% multi-unit
South Saint Paul 70% detached · 24% multi-unit
Spring Park 18% detached · 77% multi-unit
Stillwater 70% detached · 19% multi-unit
Victoria 84% detached · 6% multi-unit
Waconia 74% detached · 13% multi-unit
Watertown 78% detached · 9% multi-unit
Wayzata 71% detached · 23% multi-unit
Young America 74% detached · 12% multi-unit

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