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Afton is a small town of 2,957 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $679k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,957people
$679kTypical home
$2,022/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
48"Snow
228Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,957
- Part of a metro area
- About 118 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $679k (≈$4,284/mo)
- Median rent $2,022/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSP airport
- 20 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 169 bars within 25 mi
- 425 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 71 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.