Folwell, Rochester MN
Southwest Rochester · about 6 min to Mayo Clinic downtown
About Folwell
Folwell is a southwest Rochester area made up of two registered neighborhood associations, Folwell and Folwell Drive, a short drive from the Saint Marys campus.
It is an established area of single-family homes.
Sources: City of Rochester / Olmsted County GIS – Neighborhood Associations
Homes for sale in Folwell
This search uses the City of Rochester’s neighborhood boundary for Folwell and shows every active Rochester listing inside it.
5 homes in this neighborhood area were sold with Lori or Lea, either as the listing agent or helping the buyer (MLS data). See them on the sold-homes map →
Parks and schools nearby
Parks nearby
- Baihly Heights Tot Lot · 0.3 mi
- Zumbro West Park · 0.6 mi
- Baihly Meadows Park · 0.6 mi
- Younge Park · 0.6 mi
- United Way Park · 0.9 mi
- Soldiers Field Golf Course · 1.1 mi
Rochester public schools nearby
- Folwell Elementary School · 0.2 mi
- John Marshall High School · 1.4 mi
- Washington Elementary School · 1.5 mi
- Riverside Central Elementary School · 1.7 mi
Nearest by distance, not necessarily the assigned school. Confirm with Rochester Public Schools’ Find Your School.
Check school boundaries for a specific address with Rochester Public Schools’ school lookup tool. Boundaries can change, so please verify with the district.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the neighborhood. Park and school locations are from OpenStreetMap; the school list is checked against the Minnesota Department of Education’s list of Rochester Public Schools.
Commute from Folwell
| From | Downtown campus (Gonda) | Saint Marys campus |
|---|---|---|
| Folwell | 6 min2.0 mi | 4 min1.1 mi |
Approximate driving times from the OSRM route planner (OpenStreetMap data), calculated 2026-10-02 for normal, light traffic, not rush hour. Downtown construction and winter weather can add time. Times are to the campus area, not to a specific ramp or door.
Bus and transit options
- Rochester Public Transit (RPT) runs city bus routes, including park-and-ride express service from three lots to Saint Marys and downtown. Parking at the RPT park-and-ride lots is free and the regular fare is $2; Mayo Clinic employees show their Mayo ID for employer-sponsored fares (City of Rochester). Mayo’s staff commuting flyer names the lots as N. Broadway (CMX Chateau Theater), the Olmsted County Fairgrounds and 75th Street NW.
- Link, a fare-free 2.8-mile bus rapid transit line linking the West Transit Village, Mayo Clinic campuses and downtown, is under construction. The city expects first rides in August 2027 (City of Rochester, Sept. 2026).
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