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Credit River is a big small town of 5,551 people in Scott County, Minnesota. It's about 21 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $595k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,551people
$595kTypical home
$1,568/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,551
- Part of a metro area
- About 237 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $595k (≈$3,752/mo)
- Median rent $1,568/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (88 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (783 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSP airport
- 16 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,376 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 447 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 88 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+9 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.