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East Bethel is a big small town of 12,115 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 27 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,115people
$364kTypical home
$1,695/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
59"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,115
- Part of a metro area
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,295/mo)
- Median rent $1,695/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 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 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSP airport
- 33 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 896 ft
- 684 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 595 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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