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Elko New Market is a big small town of 5,002 people in Scott County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,002people
$433kTypical home
$2,200/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
40"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,002
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,326 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,731/mo)
- Median rent $2,200/mo
- Median household income $152k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (229 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 55% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to MSP airport
- 22 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 587 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 198 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+9 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