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Chaska is a small city of 28,706 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 20 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $405k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,706people
$405kTypical home
$1,553/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,675 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $405k (≈$2,552/mo)
- Median rent $1,553/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 52" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (105 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSP airport
- 20 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 723 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 83 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,335 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 102 bars within 25 mi
- 452 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 82 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 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