Personal loans in Lauderdale, MN
Lauderdale is a small community of about 2,326 residents, and a personal loan taken out here is governed by Minnesota statute. Lauderdale ranks 245th of 853 places in Minnesota, with a population near 2,326.
The nearest larger metro is Falcon Heights, MN about 1 miles away. A 2020-to-2023 comparison shows Lauderdale up by about 2.6%. Every figure below is Minnesota's own, applied to Lauderdale's 2,326 residents, with the publisher and retrieval date attached. Verify the lender's Minnesota licence against the regulator named below before borrowing in Lauderdale.
Lauderdale: the sourced local profile
Most of what governs a Lauderdale loan is written in Minnesota law rather than in the city; the sourced notes below make that split concrete.
- Population: 2,326 residents; Lauderdale is the 245th-largest of 853 places in Minnesota (US Census Bureau, Vintage 2023).
- Population trend: About 2.6% above the 2020 Census base.
- People gained or lost: about 58 more since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: bigger than about 71% of the places in Minnesota, with 2,326 residents in Lauderdale.
- Population density: about 5,551 people per square mile across 0.4 square miles of land (Census Gazetteer area, Vintage 2023 population).
- By land area: Lauderdale ranks 727th among Minnesota's 853 places, at 0.4 sq mi.
- State population share: Lauderdale accounts for about 0.0% of everyone in Minnesota.
- National standing: Lauderdale ranks 7,077th of 19,457 US places.
- Growth rank: Lauderdale ranks 143rd among Minnesota's 853 places for the 2020-to-2023 change.
- State comparison: Minnesota's places average +0.1% for 2020-to-2023, against Lauderdale's 2.6%.
- Density in Minnesota: Lauderdale ranks 6th by people per square mile.
- Density in context: Lauderdale's 5,551 people per square mile sit against a Minnesota median of 607.
- Location: 44.9944 / -93.2031, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Falcon Heights (1 mi); St. Anthony (3 mi); Roseville (3 mi); Minneapolis (4 mi); Columbia Heights (4 mi). Lenders licensed in the state serve Lauderdale whether or not they keep a local branch.
- Smaller places close by: Hilltop (5 mi); Lilydale (7 mi); Mendota (8 mi).
- Smaller places within 50 miles: 68 of them.
- At 100 miles: 209 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
Getting a loan in Lauderdale
Lauderdale is a densely built community of about 2,326 people, with 146 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. A Minnesota licence lets a lender serve Lauderdale without a local office, so branch density does not change what its 2,326 residents are offered. The nearest larger city, Falcon Heights, MN about 1 miles away.
Where Lauderdale sits
The Census Gazetteer records about 0.4 square miles of land within Lauderdale, with no significant water area listed. With 2,326 residents, the land area yields roughly 5,551 people per square mile. The largest place in Minnesota, Minneapolis, lies about 4 miles away. Within 50 miles of Lauderdale there are 146 larger Census places. Within the same 50 miles lie 68 smaller Census places.
Minnesota consumer-lending rules applied in Lauderdale
Minnesota has no separate rate rule for Lauderdale; the sourced rows below are what reach every lender that serves its 2,326 people.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | Minnesota Department of Commerce (commissioner of commerce) Source says: ""Commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Small-loan / installment lender licensing | Regulated loan license required from the commissioner for loans within the Chapter 56 threshold (Minn. Stat. § 56.01) Source says: "without first obtaining a license from the commissioner, no person shall engage in the business of making loans of money" | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday ability-to-repay requirement | Required for payday loans with an APR above 36% (Minn. Stat. § 47.603) Source says: "This section applies to all payday loans with an annual percentage rate that exceeds 36 percent." | Minnesota Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes as of 2026-09-16 |
How a Lauderdale personal loan is priced
With roughly 2,326 residents, Lauderdale is a small community; its personal loans are typically unsecured, priced from your credit rather than the city's size. A lender serving Lauderdale's 2,326 residents must disclose the APR and finance charge in writing before you sign. Because the payment is fixed, the total cost of a Lauderdale loan is knowable in advance — unlike a revolving card balance.
What to do before borrowing in Lauderdale
These steps shape the offer you get in Lauderdale, a place of about 2,326 people:
- Check all three credit reports for mistakes, because an error you fix now is a lower rate later.
- Model the payment on the calculator before a lender models it for you.
- Line up several pre-qualified offers and let the APR decide.
- Confirm the Minnesota licence with the regulator named above before committing.
- Test the payment against your current bills before you commit.
- Weigh a shorter term's higher payment against the interest it saves.
- Borrow only what the purpose requires, not the maximum you are offered.
What differs between Lauderdale and the rest of Minnesota is not the process but the borrower's own file, among the 2,326 people here.
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Nearby places
- Falcon Heights, MN — population 4,984
- St. Anthony, MN — population 9,970
- Roseville, MN — population 35,451
- Columbia Heights, MN — population 22,278
- Minneapolis, MN — population 425,115
- New Brighton, MN — population 22,228
- Hilltop, MN — population 951
- Arden Hills, MN — population 9,461