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Eden Prairie is a mid-size city of 63,051 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 12 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $474k and rent runs about $2k a month.
63,051people
$474kTypical home
$1,833/moRent
84° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 63,051
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,940 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $474k (≈$2,988/mo)
- Median rent $1,833/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,108 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 873 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 99 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,749 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 143 bars within 25 mi
- 562 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 101 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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