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Dayton is a big small town of 9,095 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $511k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,095people
$511kTypical home
$1,651/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,095
- Part of a metro area
- About 388 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $511k (≈$3,224/mo)
- Median rent $1,651/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (736 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to MSP airport
- 25 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 116 bars within 25 mi
- 487 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 88 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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