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Apple Valley is a mid-size city of 55,679 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 15 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $2k a month.
55,679people
$370kTypical home
$1,738/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 55,679
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,300 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,336/mo)
- Median rent $1,738/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,432 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSP airport
- 9 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 106 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,671 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 138 bars within 25 mi
- 531 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 94 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 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