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Carver is a big small town of 6,239 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 23 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,239people
$446kTypical home
$1,379/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
50"Snow
232Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,309 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 23 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,811/mo)
- Median rent $1,379/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 47% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSP airport
- 22 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2007
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,052 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 348 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 55 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carver County: R+5 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