Waconia homes for sale include new construction, established neighborhoods and lake homes on Lake Waconia, a roughly 3,000-acre lake in Carver County west of Lake Minnetonka.
What is it like living in Waconia?
Living in Waconia means a full small town with its own hospital, Ridgeview Medical Center, plus a downtown on the lake. Lake Waconia Regional Park and Coney Island, the lake's wooded island, shape summer life.
Lake Waconia is one big open basin, unlike the many bays of Lake Minnetonka, so lake homes face wide water and the same main lake. The Carver County Fair is held in Waconia each August.
Waconia Public Schools serves the city. Newer neighborhoods on the edges of town give buyers more square footage per dollar than the Lake Minnetonka shoreline towns.
Compare the nearby communities in the west metro area guide, or request your home value if selling is part of your move.
For a closer look at daily life, read the Waconia home buying guide.
Waconia at a glance
Waconia by the numbers, from the 2020 U.S. Census and local school district boundaries.
| Population (2020 Census) | 13,033 |
|---|---|
| City area | 5.31 sq mi, 0.04 sq mi of it water |
| County | Carver |
| Primary school district | Waconia Public Schools (ISD 110) |
| Water | Lake Waconia |
| Known for | Ridgeview Medical Center, Carver County Fair, Coney Island |