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Anoka is a small city of 17,970 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 18 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 $309k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,970people
$309kTypical home
$1,269/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,970
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,695 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $309k (≈$1,947/mo)
- Median rent $1,269/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Low property crime (888 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MSP airport
- 25 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 853 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,522 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 121 bars within 25 mi
- 483 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 88 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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