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Elk River is a small city of 26,793 people in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It's about 29 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $370k and rent runs about $1k a month.
26,793people
$370kTypical home
$1,283/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
37"Snow
232Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 26,793
- Part of a metro area
- About 633 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $370k (≈$2,334/mo)
- Median rent $1,283/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to STC airport
- 35 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 490 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sherburne County: R+35 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk