Living in Corcoran, MN
Corcoran is a big small town of 7,302 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,302people
$569kTypical home
$1,487/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,302
- Part of a metro area
- About 204 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,591/mo)
- Median rent $1,487/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 46" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MSP airport
- 23 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 709 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,437 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 91 bars within 25 mi
- 501 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 87 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hennepin County: D+43 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.