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Centerville is a small town of 3,935 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $377k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,935people
$377kTypical home
$1,398/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,935
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,852 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $377k (≈$2,377/mo)
- Median rent $1,398/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 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 41
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MSP airport
- 21 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,592 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 521 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 85 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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