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Empire is a small town of 3,092 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 21 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $470k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,092people
$470kTypical home
$2,052/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 101 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 21 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $470k (≈$2,961/mo)
- Median rent $2,052/mo
- Median household income $148k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MSP airport
- 15 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 876 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 79 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 438 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 79 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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