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Falcon Heights is a big small town of 5,085 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 5 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,085people
$385kTypical home
$1,202/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
41"Snow
232Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,085
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,277 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 5 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,425/mo)
- Median rent $1,202/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 26% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MSP airport
- 8 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 699 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 128 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,992 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 154 bars within 25 mi
- 632 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ramsey 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