IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Andover, MN
Andover is a small city of 33,035 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 20 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,035people
$410kTypical home
$2,037/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
Is Andover right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 33,035
- Part of a metro area
- About 975 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,587/mo)
- Median rent $2,037/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,082 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSP airport
- 26 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 693 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,392 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 435 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 82 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anoka County: R+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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