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Arden Hills is a big small town of 9,658 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 9 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $442k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,658people
$442kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
44"Snow
232Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,658
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,141 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $442k (≈$2,787/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to MSP airport
- 13 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 695 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,902 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 96 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ramsey County: D+43 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk