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Circle Pines is a small town of 4,968 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,968people
$294kTypical home
$1,496/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,842 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,851/mo)
- Median rent $1,496/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 1.2% 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 (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSP airport
- 19 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,760 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 580 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 91 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% 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
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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