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Grant is a small town of 3,950 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 19 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $683k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,950people
$683kTypical home
$2,195/moRent
81° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 157 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 19 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $683k (≈$4,310/mo)
- Median rent $2,195/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 57% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MSP airport
- 21 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,001 ft
- 685 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 477 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 84 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk