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Columbia Heights is a small city of 22,155 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 6 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
22,155people
$278kTypical home
$1,295/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,501 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,751/mo)
- Median rent $1,295/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (233 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,375 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 26% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 125 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,924 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 605 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 101 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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