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Chanhassen is a small city of 26,006 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $566k and rent runs about $2k a month.
26,006people
$566kTypical home
$1,831/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
55"Snow
232Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,277 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $566k (≈$3,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,831/mo
- Median household income $144k
- 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 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MSP airport
- 17 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 938 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 92 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,577 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 131 bars within 25 mi
- 517 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 97 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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