IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Gem Lake, MN
Gem Lake is a tiny town of 483 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $2k a month.
483people
$569kTypical home
$1,800/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
Is Gem Lake right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 483
- Part of a metro area
- About 462 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,587/mo)
- Median rent $1,800/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MSP airport
- 15 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,791 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 582 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 93 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
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