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Columbus is a small town of 4,248 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,248people
$460kTypical home
$1,653/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
53"Snow
232Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,248
- Part of a metro area
- About 95 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,902/mo)
- Median rent $1,653/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSP airport
- 26 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,380 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 423 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 78 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 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