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Crown College is a tiny town of 422 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 24 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $454k and rent runs about $2k a month.
422people
$454kTypical home
$1,514/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 422
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,375 people per sq mi
- 24 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 24 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $454k (≈$2,860/mo)
- Median rent $1,514/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.0% 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 (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 20% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 48% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSP airport
- 26 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 51% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 69 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 961 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 58 bars within 25 mi
- 286 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 46 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carver County: R+5 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.