Living in Fridley, MN
Fridley is a small city of 30,241 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 8 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
30,241people
$303kTypical home
$1,326/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,241
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,975 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,910/mo)
- Median rent $1,326/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (277 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,954 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MSP airport
- 14 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 846 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 121 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,901 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 601 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 97 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anoka County: R+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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