Home inspection in Maple Grove.

What we see in Maple Grove homes.

Maple Grove was incorporated in 1954 with about 6,275 people in 1970, then grew to 20,525 by 1980, 38,736 by 1990, 50,365 by 2000 and 70,253 by 2020. That makes it mostly a 1980s-to-2010s city, spread over 35.05 square miles with thirteen named lakes, including Rice, Fish and Weaver. A gravel mining operation active since the 1920s has been converted in stages to homes and retail such as Arbor Lakes. Interstates 94, 494 and 694 and U.S. 169 all meet here, which drove the newer subdivisions.

Houses from the 1990s through the 2010s carry a different list than a rambler does. Attic ventilation and insulation, ice-dam evidence, window and door flashing, siding and trim, deck ledger attachments and the grading that has settled around foundations since the builder finished are the points to watch. Furnaces, water heaters and roof shingles on 1990s houses are reaching typical replacement age. Near the lakes, sump pumps and walkout drainage deserve attention. Hennepin County is EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH recommends every Minnesota home be tested.

Local facts checked September 2026 against: Wikipedia, Minnesota Department of Health.